diff --git a/plants/services/vpc.py b/plants/services/vpc.py
index 2cdf740..2911d97 100644
--- a/plants/services/vpc.py
+++ b/plants/services/vpc.py
@@ -151,12 +151,13 @@ def scrape_plant(slug):
     h1 = soup.find('h1')
     name = h1.get_text(strip=True) if h1 else slug.replace('-', ' ').title()
 
-    # Hero image
+    # Hero image — VPC wraps the plant photo in a .wp-caption figure
     hero_img = ''
-    for sel in ['.woocommerce-product-gallery img', '.product-images img', 'article img']:
+    for sel in ['.wp-caption img', 'figure img', '.elementor-widget-image img']:
         img = soup.select_one(sel)
-        if img and img.get('src', '').startswith('http'):
-            hero_img = img['src']
+        src = img.get('src', '') if img else ''
+        if src.startswith('http') and 'Grif_VPC' not in src and 'NoImage' not in src:
+            hero_img = src
             break
 
     result = {
diff --git a/plants/views/plants.py b/plants/views/plants.py
index efde4cb..3476380 100644
--- a/plants/views/plants.py
+++ b/plants/views/plants.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ def plant_edit(request, pk):
     return render(request, 'plants/plant_form.html', {
         'form': form,
         'plant': plant,
+        'species': plant.species,
         'title': 'Edit Plant',
     })