---
title: "I used to be able to add a plant by name on Planta. Now it seems I…"
description: "I used to be able to add a plant by name on Planta. Now it seems I have to start with a picture for Planta to identify. Doesn't work when planting seeds! Am I…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/zzL6cQyzayJlO9rq24c4Ci"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "JAY"
published: "2026-06-01T23:20:07.138543Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/everythingHousePlants.jpg"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md)

# I used to be able to add a plant by name on Planta. Now it seems I…

_Posted by JAY on 2026-06-01_

I used to be able to add a plant by name on Planta. Now it seems I have to start with a picture for Planta to identify. Doesn't work when planting seeds! Am I missing something?

## 4 comments

### Teejaay commented on 2026-06-01

When adding a new plant the option to add manually should be top left. "Identify" a plant won't let you do it manually it has to be from "add plant"

#### JAY replied on 2026-06-08

I can not find "Add a Plant" anywhere. 🤔

### Teejaay commented on 2026-06-09

If you don't see the window after hitting the + then I'm not sure. Maybe the free version has limited controls than the paid version.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ravFXx7T1QYZY64vx9Eug526k5-U9BTZXLiPuIQFQ9g/vPfXhZPVStyRRlSQ5qEMNQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ravFXx7T1QYZY64vx9Eug526k5-U9BTZXLiPuIQFQ9g/t_mZEO5QS_eBwbrYFsEZdQ.webp?size=large)

### JAY commented on 2026-06-14

I don't get the option to add a plant, only to identify a plant

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OhsYTQFVTXm-qCRobFp0KdztCcYinqb6YX4dFQo8yQE/A_pJsKqNTHypGXkjqpXR0A.webp?size=large)

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_