Printable Plant Name Label Files For Organizing Seeds (& More)

If you need basic plant name labels to help organize your seeds or track seedling containers, these ready-to-print files are helpful. This digital product includes four popular layouts to suit a variety of uses.

Also see our printable garden planner to help with the garden year ahead.

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Print Your Own Plant Name Labels

Sample Page

I have been saving and collecting seeds for years and this is my favorite way to organize everything: I keep seeds together by their common names. All the beet seeds go in one section, all the carrots in another and so on. It’s simple, logical, and makes everything easy to find.

These printable plant name files are geared toward anyone growing (mostly) vegetables and herbs from seed along with an assortment of flowering annuals and perennials. You can see the list of the plant names provided here.

This is not a physical product: it is a digital product (only) that includes four files you save to your device and use to print your own labels. They are preformatted in four common label sizes. You can see the layouts and sizes below.

The most basic label (File A) has names only. The other three files include images along with the written names.

You can see how I use the labels here in this article on organizing seed collections.

While labelling seed collections is the most popular use, these labels could also be used for things like labelling seedling pots, tracking plants in a garden journal or planner, signs for a seed swap gathering, and for mapping out garden plans on paper.

If you enjoy getting things in order like I do, it’s most enjoyable to print out a fresh set of labels and get everything tidied up.

Four Label Formats

Your purchase includes these four files (A, B, C, D):

File Formats & Permissions

• PDF – 4 files total
• Use Adobe Acrobat (available free here) to view and print the files.
• You may print the labels (unlimited) for your own personal use only. Commercial use is prohibited. Images are copyrighted by Melissa J Will – Empress of Dirt.

Steps

1. Ensure you have Adobe Acrobat on your device.
2. Purchase the digital product and save the files on your device. Watch where saved files are stored on your device so you know where to find them.
3. Use Adobe Acrobat to view and print the files. Use the right size printable labels for each file.

About Printer Labels

Once you purchase the printable file, it’s up to you to obtain the labels you want to print at home.

There are a lot of different options!

Here are a few things to watch for.

1. Be sure the label product you choose is made for your printer type (inkjet or laser).
2. Choose the right size label for the file you want to print.
3. Choose the right color and texture for your project. Many label products come in white, clear, brown paper, and various colors. Some labels are also waterproof.
4. Labels can also be permanent or removable or repositionable—look for this detail on the product packaging.

Plant / Label Names

Your purchase includes four files. Some of the files have a few duplicate labels to use up the space available on each sheet.

Time to get those seeds organized!