diff --git a/plants/services/vpc.py b/plants/services/vpc.py
index 2911d97..1ebd2c0 100644
--- a/plants/services/vpc.py
+++ b/plants/services/vpc.py
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ def _slug_from_url(url):
     return m.group(1) if m else ''
 
 
+def slug_from_query(query):
+    """Return a VPC slug if query is a VPC URL or bare slug, else empty string."""
+    query = query.strip()
+    # Full URL containing /soorten/
+    slug = _slug_from_url(query)
+    if slug:
+        return slug
+    # Bare slug: lowercase, hyphens, no spaces, must contain at least one hyphen
+    # (single words are normal search terms, not slugs)
+    if re.fullmatch(r'[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-]+', query) and '-' in query:
+        return query
+    return ''
+
+
 def search_species(query):
     """
     Search VPC and return up to 8 result dicts:
diff --git a/plants/templates/plants/species_search.html b/plants/templates/plants/species_search.html
index 0e33bce..a661809 100644
--- a/plants/templates/plants/species_search.html
+++ b/plants/templates/plants/species_search.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% block title %}Add Plant — PlantDB{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
 <h5 class="mb-3">Add a plant</h5>
-<p class="text-muted small">Search for the species to auto-fill care info, or skip to enter details manually.</p>
+<p class="text-muted small">Search by name, or paste a VPC URL to import a specific plant directly.</p>
 
 <div class="input-group mb-2">
     <input
diff --git a/plants/views/species.py b/plants/views/species.py
index 26b7a24..86253b2 100644
--- a/plants/views/species.py
+++ b/plants/views/species.py
@@ -21,23 +21,30 @@ def species_search(request):
     error = None
 
     if len(q) >= 2:
-        def _run_perenual():
-            try:
-                return perenual_search(q), None
-            except PerenualError as e:
-                return [], str(e)
+        # If the query looks like a VPC URL or slug, skip the search and show
+        # it directly as a single importable result.
+        vpc_slug = vpc_service.slug_from_query(q)
+        if vpc_slug:
+            vpc_results = [{'slug': vpc_slug, 'common_name': vpc_slug.replace('-', ' ').title(),
+                            'scientific_name': '', 'thumbnail_url': '', 'source': 'vpc'}]
+        else:
+            def _run_perenual():
+                try:
+                    return perenual_search(q), None
+                except PerenualError as e:
+                    return [], str(e)
 
-        def _run_vpc():
-            try:
-                return vpc_service.search_species(q)
-            except VPCError:
-                return []
+            def _run_vpc():
+                try:
+                    return vpc_service.search_species(q)
+                except VPCError:
+                    return []
 
-        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=2) as ex:
-            f_p = ex.submit(_run_perenual)
-            f_v = ex.submit(_run_vpc)
-            perenual_results, error = f_p.result()
-            vpc_results = f_v.result()
+            with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=2) as ex:
+                f_p = ex.submit(_run_perenual)
+                f_v = ex.submit(_run_vpc)
+                perenual_results, error = f_p.result()
+                vpc_results = f_v.result()
 
     return render(request, 'plants/partials/species_results.html', {
         'perenual_results': perenual_results,