diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/migrations/0001_initial.py b/backend/right_tree/api/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 17d6a07..14987b9 100644
--- a/backend/right_tree/api/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.8 on 2021-10-15 01:23
+# Generated by Django 3.2.8 on 2021-11-01 20:04
 
 import django.contrib.gis.db.models.fields
 from django.db import migrations, models
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             fields=[
                 ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
                 ('name', models.CharField(max_length=50, unique=True)),
-                ('commonname', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=50, null=True)),
+                ('commonname', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=200, null=True)),
                 ('maxheight', models.FloatField()),
                 ('spacing', models.FloatField()),
                 ('synonym', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=200, null=True)),
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/models.py b/backend/right_tree/api/models.py
index 8d0292d..33e54fc 100644
--- a/backend/right_tree/api/models.py
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/models.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ToleranceLevel(models.Model):
 
 class Plant(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(unique=True, max_length=50)
-    commonname = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=50)
+    commonname = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200)
     maxheight = models.FloatField()
     spacing = models.FloatField()
     synonym = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200)