diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/PlantsController.java b/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/PlantsController.java
index 0d4764e..9ae9b4c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/PlantsController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/PlantsController.java
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ public class PlantsController implements Initializable {
      * image of the plant
      */
     private void lookForSelectedListEntry() {
+        selectedPlant = null;
+        description_plant.setText("");
+        selectSowDay_button.setDisable(true);
+        Image img = new Image(String.valueOf(PlantsController.class.getResource("placeholder.png")));
+        img_plant.setImage(img);
         list_plants.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Plant>() {
             @Override
             public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Plant> observable, Plant oldValue, Plant newValue) {
@@ -246,8 +251,6 @@ public class PlantsController implements Initializable {
                         img = new Image(String.valueOf(PlantsController.class.getResource("placeholder.png")));
                     }
                     img_plant.setImage(img);
-
-
                 } else {
                     selectedPlant = null;
                     description_plant.setText("");
diff --git a/src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/Plants.fxml b/src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/Plants.fxml
index 4341e7b..18af41a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/Plants.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/Plants.fxml
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
-<?import javafx.geometry.Rectangle2D?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.ListView?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.TextField?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.TitledPane?>
-<?import javafx.scene.image.Image?>
 <?import javafx.scene.image.ImageView?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
@@ -33,15 +31,8 @@
                         <TextField fx:id="search_plants" promptText="Search for Plant Name" />
                         <HBox alignment="CENTER_LEFT" prefHeight="480.0" prefWidth="881.0" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
                            <children>
-                              <ListView fx:id="list_plants" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="497.0" prefWidth="580.0" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
-                              <ImageView fx:id="img_plant" fitHeight="322.0" fitWidth="861.0" pickOnBounds="true" preserveRatio="true" HBox.hgrow="NEVER">
-                                 <viewport>
-                                    <Rectangle2D height="300.0" width="300.0" />
-                                 </viewport>
-                                 <image>
-                                    <Image url="@placeholder.png" />
-                                 </image>
-                              </ImageView>
+                              <ListView fx:id="list_plants" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="497.0" prefWidth="400.0" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
+                              <ImageView fx:id="img_plant" fitWidth="300" pickOnBounds="true" preserveRatio="true" HBox.hgrow="NEVER" />
                            </children>
                         </HBox>
                         <Label prefHeight="33.0" prefWidth="919.0" text="Plant Information:">