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Breeder verification

If you bred a cultivar, you have natural authority over its page. Verified breeder status grants that authority and skips the review queue for cultivars you own.

What it gets you

  • A small Verified breeder badge next to your handle anywhere it appears.
  • Auto-approvalfor edits, photos, and new cultivar submissions on cultivars you're registered as the breeder of. Admin review still applies to cultivars you didn't breed.
  • New cultivar submissions you make as a verified breeder start life at the Authoritative tier instead of Unverified — see Quality tiers.

Applying

  1. 1
    Open Account → Breeder verification
    From the user menu in the top right, click Account, then Breeder verification in the sidebar.
  2. 2
    Fill in the form
    You'll be asked for your breeder name (the name your cultivars are registered under), a website URL, and a short statement of identity — anything that helps admins confirm you are who you claim to be (publication, registry record, social profile).
  3. 3
    Submit and wait
    Admins review applications manually. Approval grants the role and links your account to any cultivars whose hybridizer field matches your breeder name.
Breeder verification request form
The application form. Be specific — admins use this to verify you.

What happens next

Admins review verification requests manually. There's no formal SLA — most requests get a response within a few days, but sometimes it takes longer depending on admin availability and how much evidence we need to dig through. You'll see the request status from Account → My submissions, and the user-menu notification dot lights up when an admin responds.

If your request is approved, the Verified breeder badge appears next to your handle right away, and any existing cultivars whose hybridizer field matches your breeder name link to your profile automatically.

If your request is denied, the admin's note will explain why — usually it's a missing piece of evidence.

Appealing a denial

A denial isn't final. To appeal, re-submit the verification request with stronger evidence — anything that ties your identity to the cultivars you're claiming. Good options:

  • A clearer ownership document (registry record, breeder certificate, publication credit naming you as hybridizer).
  • Public catalog or social proof — a long-running nursery listing, a verifiable social profile that's been posting your stock for years.
  • A photographic timeline of the original seedlings, ideally timestamped or from posts pre-dating the cultivar going public.

If you think the denial was a mistake (e.g. the admin missed a source you already linked), reach out via Help & FAQ — admins watch the flag and contact paths described there.