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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 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

Sent as a rhizome with new growth.

A brightly coloured red and yellow heliconia with an upright flower spike held high above the leaves. Great for the tropical look and to bring instant colour and height to your garden.

Common names for the genus include lobster-claw and false bird-of-paradise, the latter from their close similarity to the bird-of-paradise flowers. Heliconia flowers are mostly hidden by the large, colourful special .. click for more

The Jaboticaba (also called Jabuticaba or Brazilian Grape Tree) is a very unusual tree native to Brazil whose fruits are formed directly on the trunk and branches. The grape tasting fruit has a thin astringent purplish black skin, with a sweet white fleshy pulp and can be eaten fresh or be used to make jellies and drinks (plain juice or wine).

Classified as a large shrub or small multibranched evergreen tree, the jaboticaba has dense folia .. click for more

An evergreen perennial related to lillies. It has strappy, green leaves and erect stems of bell-shaped, purple flowers. Liriope can be used as a groundcover under trees and shrubs and as a massed planting on slopes and banks. It can also be used as low edging plants along paved areas or in front of foundation plantings.

Note: this is not Mondo Grass, please see that listing for more information. .. click for more

A five pack, to get you started on a mass planting. An evergreen perennial related to lillies. It has strappy, green leaves and erect stems of bell-shaped, purple flowers. Liriope can be used as a groundcover under trees and shrubs and as a massed planting on slopes and banks. It can also be used as low edging plants along paved areas or in front of foundation plantings.

Note: this is not Mondo Grass, please see that listing for more infor .. click for more

The famous Bowen Mango also known as Kensington Pride (or Strawberry, or Apple!) is the most common variety grown due to its excellent quality edible fruit. Trees may begin to bear fruit at three years of age, harvest season is around February.

Mango trees make handsome landscape specimens and shade trees. They are erect and fast growing with sufficient heat, and the canopy can be broad and rounded, or more upright, with a relatively slen .. click for more

Mondo grass, which is native to Japan, is not actually a grass but a lily. It is versatile for creating a formal look especially as a border plant. The weeping leaves create a soft look. It spreads slowly in a clumping style. It can also be used as a lawn in areas where there's no traffic or in Japanese gardens. Whilst it can last for years undisturbed, well established clumps can be divided enabling you to plant out more areas in the garden.
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Pandanus is a very distinct plant and adds architectural appeal as a specimen plant in the ground or a hardy accent in pots. As the pandanus grows it produces air-roots that are sent down from the trunk to help stabilise the plant. It is perfect in pool side and coastal gardens.

Parts of the fruit are edible. The ripe segments of the fruit and the seeds can be roasted and eaten. All parts of the plant can be used, from the nutritious fruit .. click for more

Pandanus is a very distinct plant and adds architectural appeal as a specimen plant in the ground or a hardy accent in pots. As the pandanus grows it produces air-roots that are sent down from the trunk to help stabilise the plant. It is perfect in pool side and coastal gardens.

Parts of the fruit are edible. The ripe segments of the fruit and the seeds can be roasted and eaten. All parts of the plant can be used, from the nutritious fruit .. click for more

Pandanus is a very distinct plant and adds architectural appeal as a specimen plant in the ground or a hardy accent in pots. As the pandanus grows it produces air-roots that are sent down from the trunk to help stabilise the plant. It is perfect in pool side and coastal gardens.

Parts of the fruit are edible. The ripe segments of the fruit and the seeds can be roasted and eaten. All parts of the plant can be used, from the nutritious fruit .. click for more

The Ponytail Palm is really not a palm at all. It is a member of the Lilaceae (lily family), and is known as elephant's foot because of its bulbous base. It is native to the desert of Mexico and is somewhat of a curious feature/landscaping plant.

A sturdy plant that can be used as a single specimen indoors or out, usually in containers 50cm or larger.

The ponytail palm stores its water in its base so it doesn’t require much water .. click for more

The Ponytail Palm is really not a palm at all. It is a member of the Lilaceae (lily family), and is known as elephant's foot because of its bulbous base. It is native to the desert of Mexico and is somewhat of a curious feature/landscaping plant.

A sturdy plant that can be used as a single specimen indoors or out, usually in containers 50cm or larger.

The ponytail palm stores its water in its base so it doesn’t require much water .. click for more

The Ponytail Palm is really not a palm at all. It is a member of the Lilaceae (lily family), and is known as elephant's foot because of its bulbous base. It is native to the desert of Mexico and is somewhat of a curious feature/landscaping plant.

A sturdy plant that can be used as a single specimen indoors or out, usually in containers 50cm or larger.

The ponytail palm stores its water in its base so it doesn’t require much water .. click for more

This is a cutting with 2 nodes (one for rooting, one for shooting) sent with instructions.

The plant from which vanilla comes is a perennial fleshy, herbaceous climbing vine, supporting itself on the host plant with aerial roots. Under cultivation conditions, vanilla is trained and pruned to a height that will allow hand pollination of the flowers and subsequent harvest of the edible beans.

Vanilla flowers are fragrant, waxy and la .. click for more

Also known as the 12 Apostles, it has an unusual habit of forming new plants on the ends of its arching lush green leaves. The Brazilian Walking Iris makes a great hanging basket plant or pot plant as enjoys being pot bound, but also great in the garden. The iris-like flowers are white with purple/blue markings. Although the spring flowers are short-lived they are plentyful. .. click for more

Also known as the 12 Apostles, it has an unusual habit of forming new plants on the ends of its arching lush green leaves. The Brazilian Walking Iris makes a great hanging basket plant or pot plant as enjoys being pot bound, but also great in the garden. The iris-like flowers are white with purple/blue markings. Although the spring flowers are short-lived they are plentyful. .. click for more

This edible treat is very low maintenance, easy to grow and high yielding (1 bulb can produce up to 1kg of food!). Grown in swamp conditions the nutritious underground corms have an appealing crisp but juicy sweet nut like texture and taste. They can be eaten raw (for safety wash well and peel first), or lightly cooked. They are unusual among vegetables for remaining crisp even after being cooked or canned. To store, keep refrigerated until eaten .. click for more