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Aug 26, 2014 1:28 PM CST
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Name: Zuzu
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These are some of the things we often have to correct in data proposals:

Please spell out inches and feet instead of using abbreviations or single and double quotes in the "Plant Height" and "Plant Spread" fields.

If a plant has hardiness information, it's not an annual.

If a plant is an annual, there's no need to check the "Suitable as Annual" box. All annuals are suitable as annuals. That checkbox is for perennials that can be grown as annuals.

Please avoid checking off the "Suitable in 1 gallon" box in the "Containers" section unless the plant stays small forever.

Errors are common in the "Flower Color" section. If a plant produces blue blooms, for instance, check the "Blue" box instead of checking "Other" and typing "powder blue," "slate blue," "dark blue," and other variations. If the bloom is blue with a white edge, check "Bi-Color" and type "blue and white" instead of checking both the "Blue" and "White" boxes.

I hope the other mods and admins will join me in offering suggestions in this thread.

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