Persephone

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Persephone is Plant Heritage's online horticultural database developed for recording plants in collections

Persephone is an easy to use, yet powerful and flexible plant records system, designed to meet the needs of a diverse range of plant collections.

It is available free for recording National Plant Collections and almost 600 are currently on the system, containing over 100,000 accessions. 

Plant Heritage members can record up to 1000 plants in their private garden as a benefit of the membership plus package. 

It is also available on subscription for large/public gardens - find out more about subscription information here.

Key Features

Watch this brief video to see an overview of the key features in the Persephone plant records system.

  • plant records management with a conservation focus
  • use on PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone
  • record names of plant and manage synonyms
  • map plant locations, either in the garden or the wild
  • upload multiple images from smartphone or computer
  • customise extra information fields to meet your needs
  • manage files in one place
  • work collaboratively with the flexible permissions system
  • create quick reports and printed catalogues
  • helpful, friendly support 

 

Friendly advice and support

We provide comprehensive support to collection holders through regular workshops, one to one sessions and printed help materials.

Get Started

Contact us to get started - our admin team can upload your existing records for you and provide full training in its use.

Our partners

Logo Chartered Institute Of Horticulture
Logo Irish Garden Plant Society
Logo National Trust
Logo National Trust For Scotland
Logo RHS
Logo Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Logo Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

THE HOME OF THE NATIONAL PLANT COLLECTIONS®

eg: plant genus, common name, county, collection holder name.