Collect / Grow / Show
Features built for serious cactus & succulent collectors
Managing a serious cactus and succulent collection is more than keeping a list of names. You are tracking where each plant came from, how it is potted, which soil mix it prefers, when it was last repotted, what seed batch it came from, and how all of that changes over time.
Collect::Grow::Show gives you a single, species-aware workspace where every plant, label, soil mix, seed batch, propagation record, and Marketplace-ready history stays connected and organised.
Feature overview
A connected workspace, not a loose set of tools
CGS starts small with CGS Free and grows into deeper paid workflows as the collection needs more capacity, plant care context, propagation records, seed tracking, and Marketplace readiness.
Plants
Collection records
Species-aware plant records, photos, notes, collection insights, and one Plant ID per plant.
Labels
Scannable identity
QR-connected labels keep the physical plant tied to its digital record.
Growing
Pots, soil, health
Pot Manager, soil recipes, Plant Health Status, and Plant Storyline help preserve growing context.
Where
Locations and sources
Track where plants live, where they came from, and which sources belong in your collection history.
Growing on
Seeds and propagation
Seed batches, propagation attempts, outcomes, and yield into inventory stay linked to the parent story.
Show
Marketplace readiness
Better records support clearer sharing, selling, provenance, and buyer confidence when you are ready.
Collect
Give every plant in your collection a living digital record
Stop relying on scattered notebooks, labels that fade, and photos lost in your camera roll. In CGS, every plant gets its own unique Plant ID (PID) and a full digital history from day one in your collection onward.
- Personal inventory linked to a curated species database for cleaner genus, species, and group records.
- Photo history, collection gallery storage, source and provenance details, and collection insights.
- Wishlist support for future plants you want to add, without mixing them into active inventory.
- QR-connected labels that link the physical plant back to its digital profile.
- CGS Free gives new collectors a focused starter path before larger paid plan capacity is needed.
Grow
Tools to manage pots, soil mixes, health, and day-to-day care
Healthy plants need the right containers, soil, timing, and context. CGS helps you standardise and remember what works so you can repeat success and avoid guesswork.
Pot Manager
Track pot size, material, configuration, and repot dates so every change is visible.
Soil recipes
Build and reuse soil recipes by component and ratio, then assign them to plants and pot events.
Plant Health
Capture health status changes and care events so problems are not separated from the plant record.
Plant Storyline
See a timeline of key events for each plant, including records that explain why a plant is thriving or struggling.
Show
Seed, propagation, yield, and Marketplace-ready records for serious growers
Whether you are raising seedlings from your own seed batches or multiplying favourites from cuttings and offsets, CGS keeps the full propagation chain intact from parent plant to final yield.
- Log seed batches with source plant, source tracking, collection date, sowing dates, counts, and remaining seed.
- Track propagation attempts, status, history, outcomes, success rates, and yield.
- Move successful yield into inventory while preserving its connection to the parent plant or seed batch.
- Assign plants to pre-configured locations so collection movement does not disappear from the record.
- Use stronger records to support sharing, selling, provenance, and Marketplace confidence at a high level.
Why it matters
The value is in how the records connect
CGS is not a collection of disconnected tools. Plant identity, labels, source details, locations, pot history, soil mixes, seed batches, propagation records, yield records, and Marketplace listings can all point back to the same living collection record.
Identify
Start with the species-aware plant record, PID, source, photos, and label connection.
Record
Add pot, soil, health, location, seed, propagation, and yield events as the plant changes.
Share
Use that connected history to support labels, confident collection management, and future Marketplace visibility.
Ready when you are
Ready to put your collection on a proper foundation?
CGS is built for collectors who care about data as much as they care about plants. If you are tired of scattered records, fading labels, and forgotten histories, this is your new home base.