An unusual collectors item - a native Australian bamboo from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The new shoots are edible and have a very distinct bright light green colour, turning orange yellow as they harden. Upper stems and branches arch gracefully and the clumping bamboo is useful as a screen in larger properties. The culms are strong and almost solid and are great for building. It is thought the original didgeridoos were made from bambo .. click for more

This clumping evergreen bamboo is known for its swollen nodes or 'Buddha's Bellies' and is a sensational feature plant, suited to pots or plant straight out in the garden. Leaves are 20-30 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. Bamboos are also great screens/hedges and useful for erosion control (due to the matted roots).
Note bamboos lose leaves during cooler weather. .. click for more

Golden Painted has an open clumping habit, with ornamental green and gold stripes. It is a great bamboo for creating that wonderful bamboo atmosphere with rustling, musical leaves and lots of shade. Bamboos are also great screens/hedges and useful for erosion control (due to the matted roots).
Note bamboos lose leaves during cooler weather. Limited stock: one per order please. .. click for more

This stunning very fast growing black bamboo is not only beautiful but valued for its strong and flexible building material, and sought after for its sweet edible shoots. Huge new culms are covered with soft velvet brown hair which falls off to reveal black culms with white internodes. If you have the space, this multipurpose giant clumping bamboo is a must! Highly regarded in Indonesia where it is know as "Pring Betung Hitam". Also known .. click for more

This is the most beautiful and most popular of all bamboos. A clumping type, it has wonderful thin stalks (about 4cm) that are elegant and fantastically architectural.

If you want to block out anything, noise, pollution, neighbours - this is the bamboo for you.. Very thin matting root system as well.

It will grow to 6 mtrs in 2 years, has a very upright habit and does not drop a lot of leaf matter.

Gracilis has a lovely class .. click for more

A stylish medium sized clumping bamboo with beautiful glossy black culms with a green highlight and large bright green tropical looking leaves. Used in modern as well as Asian garden themes due to its upright habit lending an architectural vertical profile. Great feature plant in a pot or create a grove in your garden.

Although clumping bamboos can't get out of control, Timor Black is one of the easiest to control - just break the tips of .. click for more

Great dwarf variety for use as a pot plant, bonsai, or specimen plant in a garden - makes a good fast growing clumping compact hedge or screen as an alternative to the more well know 'textilis gracilis.' .. click for more

A rare and striking plant with vibrant purple blue flowers in the summer and autumn. It is not actually a ginger but has glossy dark green leaves on clumping ginger-like stems that can be trimmed to the ground each winter, or left to die down naturally. Perfect as a pot plant, or in a shady moist spot to add colour in the lower levels of your tropical themed garden. The bright colours mean it works well as a single specimen or a massed display. .. click for more

10 seeds sent with growing notes. A hardy and useful shrub, related to the lilly pilly, producing edible fruit. Great as a hedge or screen, with dense branches of evergreen glossy dark green leaves with copper coloured tips turning bright red in cold weather.

Trees begin to bear fruit between 2 and 4 years. Three weeks after fragrant pollen rich flowers appear the ribbed green fruit develop, turning a bright deep red when ripe. The main f .. click for more

A stunning huge and bright colourful bromeliad, a landscapers favourite feature plant. It produces a large orange bloom that lasts 3-4 months and is one of the few bromeliads to adapt to full sun. Please be careful of the sharp spines and plant accordingly.

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their roots are little more than supports or hold-fasts. Their leaves do most of t .. click for more

This beautiful bromeliad has a stunning, large, tousled bloom: with pink bracts and blue flower petals, appearing in late summer or early autumn and lasting for many months. It has dark green leaves with silver banding.

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their roots are little more than supports or hold-fasts. Their leaves do most of the work. The leaves form a tank to collec .. click for more

A hardy colourful bromeliad with interesting markings - great as a feature on its own, in masses, or climbing a tree (place at the bottom of a tree and the pups will climb).

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their roots are little more than supports or hold-fasts. Their leaves do most of the work. The leaves form a tank to collect and hold moisture. These tanks also catch t .. click for more

A colourful upright bromeliad with red and white stripes.

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their roots are little more than supports or hold-fasts. Their leaves do most of the work. The leaves form a tank to collect and hold moisture. These tanks also catch the leaves discarded by the trees towering over them. As the detritus decays, the bromeliad leaves absorb the nutrient .. click for more

This bright and hardy bromeliad is sure to bring happy thoughts to your garden, with burgundy leaves and greenish gold spots. Grown for its vibrant leaf colour, the flowers are tiny. It will form a bright clump of colour as new pups grow around the edges.

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their roots are little more than supports or hold-fasts. Their leaves do most of the wo .. click for more

An exotic looking plant with a stunning flower spike that lasts as a cut flower. It is amazingly adaptable, tough and easy to grow even in cooler climates, and readily multiplies to create a tropical looking groundcover. Matchstix is a great beginners bromeliad as it is so hardy and lacks the painful spines that many species have.

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their root .. click for more

A wonderful landscaping bromeliad, very easy to grow, without harsh spines like many other species. Pups are developed on long stolons, plant at the base of a tree and watch them climb up!. The pups are green until they mature to the bright red centre.

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their roots are little more than supports or hold-fasts. Their leaves do most of the work. .. click for more

Bright and bold, this big burgundy coloured bromeliad will be a highlight of your garden.

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their roots are little more than supports or hold-fasts. Their leaves do most of the work. The leaves form a tank to collect and hold moisture. These tanks also catch the leaves discarded by the trees towering over them. As the detritus decays, the b .. click for more

With a pretty red and green mottling, Neoregelia cosmos is a colourful, hardy groundcover.

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their roots are little more than supports or hold-fasts. Their leaves do most of the work. The leaves form a tank to collect and hold moisture. These tanks also catch the leaves discarded by the trees towering over them. As the detritus decays, the bro .. click for more

A spectacular plant for placing in trees. Produces bright red and yellow flower spikes that are an unusual cut flower. Can be grown over rocks or on the ground also, where it is equally spectacular. The flower stem is more open and hangs slightly.

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their roots are little more than supports or hold-fasts. Their leaves do most of the work, app .. click for more

The olive green leaves of this hardy bromeliad are tipped with red/pink. Underside is maroon with white cross bands. The short, inconspicuous, blue flower head appears nestled within this rosette. Forming large clumps due to abundant offsets. Painted Fingernail is tough and well-suited to use as a groundcover.

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their roots are little more th .. click for more

A large and exotic looking plant with a stunning flower spike. It is amazingly adaptable, tough and easy to grow even in cooler climates. The flower spike can grow to over 2m. Please be aware of the sharp spines and plant accordingly.

A fauna refuge: create a sanctuary for little frogs in the water-filled well of the Bromeliad. To use as a habitat for frogs, plant in a shady spot around a water feature and remember to keep the vessel of t .. click for more

This tall (50cm) plant has multicoloured pendulous flower clusters on long pink stems at any time of the year. They are a durable plant for the home - and loves growing in pots in any soil. It will quickly multiply and will go a faint olive gold if its given little water, these conditions will not kill it but more water equals a happier plant and a larger display of flowers in spring. .. click for more

An elegant green leafed bromeliad with dark markings reminiscent of hieroglyphs.

Very hardy and beautiful, bromeliads handle life differently than other plants. Most are epiphytic, their roots are little more than supports or hold-fasts. Their leaves do most of the work. The leaves form a tank to collect and hold moisture. These tanks also catch the leaves discarded by the trees towering over them. As the detritus decays, the bromeliad le .. click for more

Not for sale to Qld customers as it grows too well (declared a weed). A wonderfully fragrant and cold hardy ginger to give a tropical feel to any garden. The delicate white flowers looking like butterflies are a beautiful bonus in summer-autumn to the lush green foliage.

It also makes a good cut flower great for scenting the home.

Can be grown in pots but is a vigorous grower and should be split and repotted each year. Sent as a ba .. click for more

An Australian rainforest native that is the southernmost growing fan palm. It grows naturally along the eastern coast from Qld to Victoria. Known as daranggara to Eora people.

A very popular hardy landscaping plant. It is a solitary, tall palm with a slender grey trunk and a crown of large deep green shiny fanshaped fronds about 4m long. Massed cream flowers are followed by black fruits. Beautiful when young with upright fan fronds coming .. click for more

An Australian rainforest native that is the southernmost growing fan palm. It grows naturally along the eastern coast from Qld to Victoria. Known as daranggara to Eora people.

A very popular hardy landscaping plant. It is a solitary, tall palm with a slender grey trunk and a crown of large deep green shiny fanshaped fronds about 4m long. Massed cream flowers are followed by black fruits. Beautiful when young with upright fan fronds coming .. click for more

An Australian rainforest native that is the southernmost growing fan palm. It grows naturally along the eastern coast from Qld to Victoria. Known as daranggara to Eora people.

A very popular hardy landscaping plant. It is a solitary, tall palm with a slender grey trunk and a crown of large deep green shiny fanshaped fronds about 4m long. Massed cream flowers are followed by black fruits. Beautiful when young with upright fan fronds coming .. click for more

Sent as a rhizome with new growth.

Cardamon/Cardamom is grown for its foliage, which is edible as well as attractive and fragrant when bruised or crushed. Great as a tropical looking screen. It is related to the ginger, and has the same clumping habit, though the root is not usually used. There are many genera called by the name cardamom, this species does not produce cardamom seed pods. However, the leaves can be used in cooking e.g. to .. click for more

Cardamon/Cardamom is grown for its foliage, which is edible as well as attractive and fragrant when bruised or crushed. Great as a tropical looking screen. It is related to the ginger, though the root is not usually used. There are many genera called by the name cardamom, this species does not produce cardamom seed pods. However, the leaves can be used in cooking e.g. to wrap food in to flavour it, add to sweet desert rice, or even make a cup of .. click for more

The first coffee plant of economic importance was Coffea Arabica. It grows to the height of 7-8 meters but the cultivated plants are cut to the height of 2-4 meters to get more width.

The white coffee flower has five petals and the fragrant flowers smell like jasmine. The coffee berries are cherry-sized and green at first, turning dark red later on. They are edible and sweet, but the coffee producing part is the beans inside. The ripening .. click for more

Seedling. The first coffee plant of economic importance was Coffea Arabica. It grows to the height of 7-8 meters but the cultivated plants are cut to the height of 2-4 meters to get more width.

The white coffee flower has five petals and the fragrant flowers smell like jasmine. The coffee berries are cherry-sized and green at first, turning dark red later on. They are edible and sweet, but the coffee producing part is the beans inside. Th .. click for more

10 seeds sent with growing notes. The first coffee plant of economic importance was Coffea arabica. It grows to the height of 7-8 meters but the cultivated plants are cut to the height of 2-4 meters to get more width.

The white coffee flower has five petals and the fragrant flowers smell like jasmine. The coffee berries are cherry-sized and green at first, turning dark red later on. They are edible and sweet, but the coffee producing part .. click for more

The cordyline is a hardy plant that provides colour 365 days of the year. It is also known as the good luck plant - its tough nature makes a great gift. With its magnificent lush foliage is a must for the tropical garden inside or out. It makes an excellent container plant as it can be easily pruned to shape, but is also beautiful as an understory or feature plant out in the garden. Fragrant white flowers are followed by bright red berries. Also .. click for more

The cordyline is a hardy plant that provides colour 365 days of the year. Rubra is mainly red and pink with green highlights. It is also known as the good luck plant - its tough nature makes a great gift. With its magnificent lush foliage is a must for the tropical garden inside or out. It makes an excellent container plant as it can be easily pruned to shape, but is also beautiful as an understory or feature plant out in the garden. Fragrant whi .. click for more

The cordyline is a hardy plant that provides colour 365 days of the year. Rubra is mainly red and pink with green highlights. It is also known as the good luck plant - its tough nature makes a great gift. With its magnificent lush foliage is a must for the tropical garden inside or out. It makes an excellent container plant as it can be easily pruned to shape, but is also beautiful as an understory or feature plant out in the garden. Fragrant whi .. click for more

Create a bold statement with their attractive, leathery leaves which are strikingly coloured and variegated. There are many variations in leaf shape and size with colours ranging from vibrant yellows, oranges, reds to purples usually all on the same plant. Mass together plants for a vivid display. Tiny star-shaped insignificant, yellow flowers are produced intermittently throughout Autumn. In tropical or subtropical climates grow similar types i .. click for more

Crucifix orchids are extremely tough and they have vivid, long lasting flowers. They can be grown in containers in a free-draining mix, amongst rocks in the garden, or in soil. The common name 'crucifix orchid' refers to the lip of the flower, which resembles a small, gold cross. .. click for more

Crucifix orchids are extremely tough and they have vivid, long lasting flowers. They can be grown in containers in a free-draining mix, amongst rocks in the garden, or in soil. The common name 'crucifix orchid' refers to the lip of the flower, which resembles a small, gold cross. This purple variety is edible and tastes like watermelon - leaves can be eaten whole or chewed like bubblegum. .. click for more

The Dragon Fruit/Pitaya/Night-Blooming Cereus is a fast growing, drought tolerant, climbing cactus that provides magnificent large fragrant flowers and exotically beautiful fruit with a delicious taste somewhat like a melon.

This is sent as a cutting, which is very easy to grow. Cuttings are left to dry for a few days to a week after removal so postage is no problem.

This is the self pollinating variety (only one plant needed). In .. click for more

A fast growing, drought tolerant, climbing cactus that provides magnificent large fragrant flowers and exotically beautiful fruit with a delicious taste somewhat like a melon. Also known as Pitahaya, Night blooming Cereus, Strawberry Pear, Belle of the Night, Cinderella Plant, Jesus in the Cradle.

This is sent as a cutting, which is very easy to grow. Cuttings are left to dry for a few days to a week after removal so postage is no proble .. click for more

A large established plant. Wodyetia bifurcata, commonly known as the Foxtail Palm, was named in honour of Wodyeti, an Aboriginal bushman.

The reason why this true Australian Native lay undiscovered until so late in the 20th century is that it occurs naturally only in very remote area of Queensland. However, as it has progressively become more well known in the modern world, its popularity has exploded.

With its growing success, the .. click for more

Wodyetia bifurcata, commonly known as the Foxtail Palm, was named in honour of Wodyeti, an Aboriginal bushman.

The reason why this true Australian native lay undiscovered until so late in the 20th century is that it occurs naturally only in very remote area of Queensland. However, as it has progressively become more well known in the modern world, its popularity has exploded.

With its growing success, the Foxtail Palm has almost be .. click for more

Wodyetia bifurcata, commonly known as the Foxtail Palm, was named in honour of Wodyeti, an Aboriginal bushman.

The reason why this true Australian native lay undiscovered until so late in the 20th century is that it occurs naturally only in very remote area of Queensland. However, as it has progressively become more well known in the modern world, its popularity has exploded.

With its growing success, the Foxtail Palm has almost be .. click for more

10 seeds sent with growing notes. Wodyetia is prized by landscapers for its thick, robust trunk and neat appearance, especially the arching crown of light green fronds which, as the name suggests, gives the palm's foliage the appearance of a fox's tail as it sways in the breeze. Its wonderful smooth self cleaning trunk is very low maintenance. .. click for more

The frangipani is one of the most exotically fragrant of all plants - Blood Red (also known as Suva Red or Tahitian Red) has a spicy perfume that gets stronger when picked. During the warmer months the 5 petaled very dark red flowers (with orange centres) are borne in showy, terminal clusters. These last well as cut flowers. This tree has become naturalised in India where it is used extensively in temples as it symbolises immortality. A tough pot .. click for more

A medium to large flowering frangipani (flowers up to 10cm diameter) and wonderfully fragrant.

During the warmer months the flowers are borne in showy, terminal clusters. These last well as cut flowers. This tree has become naturalised in India where it is used extensively in temples as it symbolises immortality. A tough pot plant or feature tree.

Note: The milky sap may cause mild stomach upset if ingested. .. click for more

A medium to large flowering frangipani (flowers up to 10cm diameter) and wonderfully fragrant.

During the warmer months the flowers are borne in showy, terminal clusters. These last well as cut flowers. This tree has become naturalised in India where it is used extensively in temples as it symbolises immortality. A tough pot plant or feature tree.

Note: The milky sap may cause mild stomach upset if ingested. .. click for more

Incredibly fast growing in the right position, perfect for a quick screen! Tall, striking foliage plant. It is evergreen, with multiple stems that form a dense clump. Very hardy with large dramatic leaves for a true tropical effect. Huge flowers resemble birds heads like the smaller Bird of Paradise and can be used as a cut flower. Flowers appear within a year in the right conditions and continue to flower for most of the year. Their strong root .. click for more

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Sent as a growing rhizome with new shoots. Ginger is a lush tropical plant with edible roots (rhizomes). When it dies down in Autumn and Winter harvest the rhizomes. .. click for more

Please do not purchase if you are in Qld and NSW as it is a potential weed there.

Sent as a tuber. It is the bizarre shape of the flower along with the its vivid colors that stand out in the garden. For such an exotic looking plant the glory lily is very hardy and we recommend keeping in pots. Also known as the Flame Lily.

Unlike most lilies, it is a twining vine that is able to grasp with tendrils formed at the tips of the leaves .. click for more

A clump of about 5 seedlings have been grown in this pot to provide instant screening. The Golden Cane palm is a clustering palm, with up to about a dozen golden coloured trunks, but no main trunk. The trunks curve out from the base, while the feather leaves recurve as well.

One of the most popular palms in the tropics and sub-tropics, due to its ease of growth, and attractiveness. Used for both landscaping duties (especially as a screen, .. click for more

A clump of about 5 seedlings have been grown in this pot to provide instant screening. The Golden Cane palm is a clustering/clumping palm, with up to about a dozen golden coloured trunks, but no main trunk. The trunks curve out from the base, while the feather leaves recurve as well.

One of the most popular palms in the tropics and sub-tropics, due to its ease of growth, and attractiveness. Used for both landscaping duties (especially as .. click for more

A clump of seedlings are in this pot to provide instant screening. The Golden Cane palm is a clustering palm, with up to about a dozen golden coloured trunks, but no main trunk. The trunks curve out from the base, while the feather leaves recurve as well.

One of the most popular palms in the tropics and sub-tropics, due to its ease of growth, and attractiveness. Used for both landscaping duties (especially as a screen, even hedge), as wel .. click for more

Grass Trees cannot be posted like the rest of our plants. For orders over $200 we offer free delivery every few months along the main route (and up to 5km off) between Bundaberg and Brisbane. A charge of $20 applies if you are 5-10km off the highway, and $50 for 10-30km off, sorry we cannot deliver elsewhere. Please contact us before ordering if you are unsure. If you are local you may pick up your plant from our retail outlet in Baffle Ck, Qld. .. click for more

Grass Trees cannot be posted like the rest of our plants. For orders over $200 we offer free delivery every few months along the main route (and up to 5km off) between Bundaberg and Brisbane. A charge of $20 applies if you are 5-10km off the highway, and $50 for 10-30km off, sorry we cannot deliver elsewhere. Please contact us before ordering if you are unsure. If you are local you may pick up your plant from our retail outlet in Baffle Ck, Qld. .. click for more

Grass Trees cannot be posted like the rest of our plants. For orders over $200 we offer free delivery every few months along the main route (and up to 5km off) between Bundaberg and Brisbane. A charge of $20 applies if you are 5-10km off the highway, and $50 for 10-30km off, sorry we cannot deliver elsewhere. Please contact us before ordering if you are unsure. If you are local you may pick up your plant from our retail outlet in Baffle Ck, Qld. .. click for more

Grass Trees cannot be posted like the rest of our plants. For orders over $200 we offer free delivery every few months along the main route (and up to 5km off) between Bundaberg and Brisbane. A charge of $20 applies if you are 5-10km off the highway, and $50 for 10-30km off, sorry we cannot deliver elsewhere. Please contact us before ordering if you are unsure. If you are local you may pick up your plant from our retail outlet in Baffle Ck, Qld. .. click for more

Also known as Brazil cherry this ornamental subtropical small tree can handle some cold.

Seedlings can begin fruiting at 2-5 years old. The edible round, purple-black fruits are bourne in clusters and taste like cherries with delicious soft, melting, sweet flesh. As well as eaten fresh they can be made into jellies, jams, juices, pies, sherbet, ice cream or wine.

The tree makes an attractive feature or hedge, with dense foliage in a .. click for more