This tutorial allows you to model the plant with wide range of tools in 3ds max.
It is very comprehensive to model the plant with reference image, because reference image bring accuracy in your model. The conceptual method for modeling in 3ds max allows you to get rapid out put.
It defines the dimensions fluently and final get the design for modeling easily. First as you know every modeling needs some reference image, therefore we also already have an image of plant. We take start from Adobe Photoshop because first our model needs some kind of drawing. Open Photo shop and adjust the default setting. Select the color bucket and fill the page as black. Go to web and download an image of plant or simple leave.
Then again download an image for background texture. Open the image of leave in adobe Photoshop and cut it properly with magic lasso tool. After cutting it successfully, copy it and then paste it on the black background image. Open the other texture and with select and copy option, paste it on the previous layer.
Now create box in the center of image and assign it color. Save the image and then open it and fill it with white color using paint bucket. Again save the image. Now go to the 3d studio max, and the main task is going to begin here. So stay here and search to learn more.