Northscaping adds more than 2,000 plants to NetPS Plant Database

Northscaping has launched its annual expansion of the NetPS Plant Database, which powers the NetPS Plant Finder Tool, with the addition of 2,325 new plant varieties this year, bringing the total in the database to more than 35,000 plants.

New additions include more than 450 new houseplant varieties, including the entire leafjoy lineup from Proven Winners; new tropical varieties; warm-zone plants; native plants; hundreds of perennials; more than 300 annuals; more than 200 edibles; and 100 water garden plants.

“We are committed to keeping this database one of the most valuable tools in a garden center’s toolbelt,” said James Kohut, president of Northscaping and developer of NetPS. “Annual expansions allow us to keep it up-to-date with new varieties and sought-after plants and make it easier for sellers to update their online stores and plant information resources.”

The tool is used by more than 250 nurseries and garden centers across North America as their primary plant database. Sellers can maintain accurate and up-to-date information on their websites about the plants they offer, and with the NetPS Plus service, they can manage the plant information and photographs in their online stores.

“Alsip Home & Nursery has been a client of the NetPS Plant Finder since 2009, and it has consistently been one of the best features on our website for SEO. We love that it gives our customers a way to browse our plants before shopping in store. So when we started ShipMyPlants.com, it was a no-brainer to integrate NetPS into our platform,” said Rich Christakes, founder of Ship My Plants and owner of Alsip Home & Nursery.

Garden Media Group’s 2024 Garden Trends Report, first released in July 2023, predicted that 2024 would be about dark foliage and moody plants, which Northscaping has found to be true, with 10 new plants that follow the trend:

• Atropurpureum Black-Leaved Clover (Trifolium repens 'Atropurpureum')
• Black Amber Molasses Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor 'Black Amber Molasses')
• Black Diamond Precious Pink Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica 'LDC-11')
• Black Magic Hawaiian Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa 'Black Magic')
• Black Pearl Redbud (Cercis canadensis 'JN16')
• Black Velvet Begonia (Begonia 'Black Velvet')
• Headliner Dark Violet Picotee Petunia (Petunia 'KLEPH19120')
• LaDiva Big Night Lavender (Lavandula 'LaDiva Big Night')
• Magic Fountains Dark Blue White Bee Larkspur (Delphinium 'Magic Fountains Dark Blue White Bee')
• Minifamous Neo Dark Blue Calibrachoa (Calibrachoa 'KLECA17399')

“As new plant varieties are introduced into the market, gardeners will begin their hunt online to find them,” Kohut says. “This expansion allows plant retailers to quickly select the new plants they offer, and the rest is done for them. Our team uploads high-quality photos and accurate information and automatically updates the plant finder tools on their websites to show these new varieties.”

The NetPS Plant Database was created in 2001. To start using the NetPS Plant Finder Tool, contact James Kohut at jkohut@northscaping.com.