Parts 1 - The Compleat Botanica

Checklist of botanical
names
Precise
colors
Seasonal interest
calendar
Measurements
Finding data within your
collection
The Compleat Botanica uses a checklist of
botanical names which span twenty-three
taxonomic ranks from regnum to varietas.
The Compleat Botanica uses common color
names as well as the 884 colors of the Royal
Horticultural Society's Colour Chart to record
principal and accent colors.
Assembling enough data to prepare a good
calendar of seasonal interest presents a
problem: do you describe a season using using
words like early-spring, or do you attempt to
force-fit a season onto a calendar.
Keeping plants well spaced is one of the most
important rules for achieving optimal health and
beauty. But remembering the mature height and
spread of so many different species is
impossible.
Even with good filtering and sorting capabilities,
it's hard to find something when you can only
remember a name, a phrase, or part of a word.