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I’m on it! What sorts of things do you care about when you’re looking for outdoor plants? Anything besides hardiness zone? Maybe categories for trees, shrubs, e

I’m on it! What sorts of things do you care about when you’re looking for outdoor plants? Anything besides hardiness zone? Maybe categories for trees, shrubs, etc?

01100011 2y ago
Water usage, edible or not, color changing leaves, shade tolerance, soil compatibility, flowers or not, color of flowers. Not sure if there's a way to say 'messiness factor'... some trees drop a lot of crap besides leaves. It would be great to find native plants for your area.
zdrummond 2y ago
This might be a stretch, but I would love to know what outdoor plants are native to my area.
- jefb 2y ago
  This would be an awesome feature. It would be a good resource for plant identification and I won't inadvertently introduce an invasive species into my local environment.
phoxtricks 2y ago
The number one thing to know for outdoor plants is if they are invasive or not. (So tired of managing Garlic Mustard, Japanese Knotweed, Bittersweet and Buckthorn)
pwenzel 2y ago
For outdoor plants, I would really want to know what plants are drought tolerant. Climate change is drastically altering summers in Minnesota (wildfire smoke, drought, high AQI, high temps, extreme downpours). It would also be really great to search for pollinator friendly plants (https://bluethumb.org https://bluethumb.org is an excellent reference)
lordswork 2y ago
The regions where the plant is considered native, how aggressive it spreads (there is some metric that captures this IIRC), and regions where it is labeled as invasive. The PictureThis app shows this info, and it's incredibly useful.
ccorcos 2y ago
I’ve been building a permaculture garden and I want to know - usda hardiness zone - sun/shade tolerance - geographic origin - is it a nitrogen fixer - soil pH preference - wet/dry soil preference - when does it fruit? This is a decent resource: https://permacultureplantdata.com/ https://permacultureplantdata.com/
- voisin 2y ago
  Maybe to add on: whether it is pollinator friendly, when it blooms (not sure if this differs from fruiting, but I think so?), whether it is edible, part of a guild (if so, show other guild members)

I’m on it! What sorts of things do you care about when you’re looking for outdoor plants? Anything besides hardiness zone? Maybe categories for trees, shrubs, etc?

01100011 2y ago

Water usage, edible or not, color changing leaves, shade tolerance, soil compatibility, flowers or not, color of flowers. Not sure if there's a way to say 'messiness factor'... some trees drop a lot of crap besides leaves. It would be great to find native plants for your area.

zdrummond 2y ago

This might be a stretch, but I would love to know what outdoor plants are native to my area.

jefb 2y ago
This would be an awesome feature. It would be a good resource for plant identification and I won't inadvertently introduce an invasive species into my local environment.

phoxtricks 2y ago

The number one thing to know for outdoor plants is if they are invasive or not. (So tired of managing Garlic Mustard, Japanese Knotweed, Bittersweet and Buckthorn)

pwenzel 2y ago

For outdoor plants, I would really want to know what plants are drought tolerant. Climate change is drastically altering summers in Minnesota (wildfire smoke, drought, high AQI, high temps, extreme downpours). It would also be really great to search for pollinator friendly plants (https://bluethumb.org https://bluethumb.org is an excellent reference)

lordswork 2y ago

The regions where the plant is considered native, how aggressive it spreads (there is some metric that captures this IIRC), and regions where it is labeled as invasive. The PictureThis app shows this info, and it's incredibly useful.

ccorcos 2y ago

I’ve been building a permaculture garden and I want to know - usda hardiness zone - sun/shade tolerance - geographic origin - is it a nitrogen fixer - soil pH preference - wet/dry soil preference - when does it fruit? This is a decent resource: https://permacultureplantdata.com/ https://permacultureplantdata.com/

voisin 2y ago
Maybe to add on: whether it is pollinator friendly, when it blooms (not sure if this differs from fruiting, but I think so?), whether it is edible, part of a guild (if so, show other guild members)