how do you...

know how may plant species you have found? Also, I'm getting a bit frustrated with this game, have found only 3 magic plants, been playing since it came out. any ideas???

LDW (Last Day of Work) has a walkthrough on their forum to explain everything. Just google their name and go to their forums (not the first page, but the "list of forums" and there will be a section to ask questions about each of their games, then underneath that is a section with nothing but walkthroughs. Since they're the makers of the game, they do an excellent job with the walkthroughs.

Have fun!

There's a huge question/answer forum there that may answer any specific question you might have. Very friendly people there as long as you post in the right place.

To see how many plants you've found, go into your "Collection" area and on the left is a "Stats" button. That tells you all sorts of things about you and your game.

I found the exel sheet quite practical, because this way I know how to interbreed to get new plants (and not just those I already have).