Plant Database

This is a digital product.

This database is Copyright (c) 1992-2026 Plants For A Future.

1. Database: Standard Home Edition $50. For private use** The copyright restrictions on some of the data PFAF uses in the database don’t allow it to be sold for use in apps or other software (other people allow PFAF to use their data under copyright). 

The download includes:

1. A Microsoft Excel file
2. A CSV file for other spreadsheets
3. A DB FIle. You can also export any of the tables as CSV. Use a DB Browser for example: DB Browser for SQLite is a high quality, visual, open source tool to create, design, and edit database files compatible with SQLite. http://sqlitebrowser.org/

Data on Latin name, Family, Common name, Habit, Deciduous/Evergreen, Height, Width, UK Hardiness, Medicinal, Range, Habitat, Soil, Shade, Moisture, Well-drained, Nitrogen fixer, pH, Acid, Alkaline, Saline, Wind, Growth rate, Pollution, Poor soil, Drought Wildlife, Pollinators, Self-fertile, Known hazards, Synonyms, Cultivation details, Edible uses, Uses notes, Propagation, Heavy clay, EdibilityRating, FrostTender, Scented, MedicinalRating, and Author.

For more information, visit the PFAF website https://plantsforafuture.com/temperate-plant-database/ or contact them at [email protected]

Plants For A Future provides free access to a database of detailed information on over 8000 useful plants, with comprehensive search facilities. The database is regularly improved and extended, also aligned with global concerns. We also provide a native plants search. We rely mainly on many small donations to cover our costs. The information we provide is of particular value to food forest/ forest garden projects with community aims, which we encourage and support, and occasionally provide with seed funding, in return for regular feedback and (if possible) site visits. We may provide additional funding for projects that show good progress. We publish reference books featuring plant selections by type and growing conditions.