diff --git a/app/core/models.py b/app/core/models.py
index 65245b7..6465a2a 100644
--- a/app/core/models.py
+++ b/app/core/models.py
@@ -48,3 +48,80 @@ class SubmissionImage(db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
     submission_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('submission.id'), nullable=False)
     file_path = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable=False)
+
+
+class PlantCommonName(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = 'plants_common'
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    name = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True, nullable=False)
+
+
+class PlantScientificName(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = 'plants_scientific'
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    name = db.Column(db.String(255), unique=True, nullable=False)
+
+
+class Plant(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = 'plants'
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    common_name_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('plants_common.id'))
+    scientific_name_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('plants_scientific.id'))
+    parent_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('plants.id'), nullable=True)
+    is_dead = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)
+    date_added = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
+    created_by_user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('users.id'))
+
+    # Relationships
+    updates = db.relationship('PlantUpdate', backref='plant', lazy=True)
+    lineage = db.relationship('PlantLineage', backref='child', lazy=True,
+                              foreign_keys='PlantLineage.child_plant_id')
+
+
+class PlantLineage(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = 'plant_lineage'
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    parent_plant_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('plants.id'), nullable=False)
+    child_plant_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('plants.id'), nullable=False)
+
+
+class PlantOwnershipLog(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = 'plant_ownership_log'
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    plant_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('plants.id'), nullable=False)
+    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('users.id'), nullable=False)
+    date_acquired = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
+    date_relinquished = db.Column(db.DateTime, nullable=True)
+
+
+class PlantUpdate(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = 'plant_updates'
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    plant_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('plants.id'), nullable=False)
+    update_type = db.Column(db.String(100))
+    description = db.Column(db.Text)
+    created_at = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
+    images = db.relationship('UpdateImage', backref='update', lazy=True)
+
+
+class UpdateImage(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = 'update_images'
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    update_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('plant_updates.id'), nullable=False)
+    file_path = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable=False)
+
+
+class ImageHeart(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = 'image_hearts'
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('users.id'), nullable=False)
+    submission_image_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('submission_images.id'), nullable=False)
+    created_at = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
+
+
+class FeaturedImage(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = 'featured_images'
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    submission_image_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('submission_images.id'), nullable=False)
+    override_text = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable=True)
+    is_featured = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=True)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8c49605..2966a23 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ services:
         echo '[✔] Waiting for MySQL to be ready...'
         until nc -z ${MYSQL_HOST} ${MYSQL_PORT}; do sleep 1; done
 
+        echo '[ℹ] Autogenerating migration...'
+        flask db migrate -m 'auto' || echo '[ℹ] No changes detected.'
+
         echo '[✔] Running DB migrations...'
         flask db upgrade