Plants

A perennial tuber grown for its colourful foliage. The heart shaped leaves usually have a combination green, pink, red and white. Will die down during the winter months.

A perennial tuber grown for its colourful foliage. A slightly larger leaved caladium that combines soft muted pink centres with mottled green margins. Will die down during the winter months.

A perennial tuber grown for its colourful foliage. The heart shaped leaves are a luminous white with green veins. As they mature they become whiter. Will die down during the winter months.

A perennial tuber grown for its colourful foliage. A white-speckled leaf with pale pink variegations. Will die down during the winter months.

An outstanding feature plant with its large lush green ribbed foliage and characteristic rattlesnake-like inflorescence. Great for large pots or understory plantings.

An excellent choice to create a tropical jungle feel, featuring strikingly patterned leaves and unusual upright inflorescences shaped like a rattlesnake's rattle. Great for large pots or understory plantings.

Large rounded leaves with predominant rib pattern. A wonderful calathea for pot plants or under-story plantings.

A variation of the popular lancifolia - grows much the same, but with few 'spots' on the leaves. A great landscaping filler for shady spots in the garden, or ornamental pot plant.

Calathea lutea is one of the taller species of the genus Calathea. It makes a fantastic feature plant with its enormous white paddle shaped leaves. Requires tropical or warm subtropical conditions to grow well.

The orbifolia has beautiful round silver-green leaves that boast dark distinctive green veins. It prefers bright indirect sunlight and is best to let its soil dry out between each water. It will benefit from occasional misting as Calathea like humidity.

A truly vibrant indoor plant with deep dark purple leaves that feature vivid pink veining and purple undersides. To best keep the leaves vibrant grow in bright indirect sunlight.

A medium sized semi-deciduous tree which during summer gets an abundance of long cascading yellow flowers which usually get to 30 or 40cm long. A hardy and drought tolerant tree once established.

Erect light green culms with foliage right down to the ground. Tight clumping growth habit. Great for screening or simply as stunning feature. This bamboo is said to be the bamboo of choice when cooking sticky rice inside bamboo in South East Asia.

A small cycad which produces very pretty bronze coloured emerging foliage. Popular amongst collectors. Identifiable by the spine running along the central rib.

A shade loving palm particularly suited to growing in pots either indoors or on patios and verandas. A great air-purifying plant for indoor spaces and offices.

A compact multi-stemmed palm particularly suited to growing in pots either indoors or on patios and verandas. The Florida form is different to the standard form in that it can tolerate full sun, provided ground is kept moist.

A shade loving palm particularly suited to growing in pots either indoors or on patios and verandas. Named 'Bamboo Palm' due to its multi-stemmed growth habit, resembling that of bamboo. A great air-purifying plant for indoor spaces and offices.

A very attractive easy to grow palm with a spectacular bright red new leaf that stays red for about 10 days. A beautiful addition to any tropical garden.

A hardy ginger with pinky white flowers on top of green spiralling stems. An excellent landscaping plant. Deciduous in cool climates.

A nice and compact ginger with frilly white flowers on top of red spiralling stems. A good landscaping plant. Deciduous in cool climates.

A fantastic ornamental ginger with lightly variegated leaves, red stems and frilly white flowers. A good landscaping plant.

A great landscaping plant with stunning variegated foliage and showy white flowers produced from red cones. Deciduous in cool climates.

A stunning upright running bamboo with very small leaves. Great for large pots and planter boxes. Grows best in Temperate climates - so best suited to southern parts of Australia. Named 'Marbled Bamboo' because the culm sheaths have a marbled pattern.

A nice tidy upright running bamboo which makes fantastic pot plant or planter box specimens. Will usually get to about 2m tall in pots.

A rare and particularly stunning foliage plant with broad green foliage and vibrant orange-hued petioles and leaf midribs. The bright orange colour remains year-round and really illuminates the center of each plant, and hence its name 'Fire Flash'.

A beautiful ornamental with very small leaves which grow in clusters close to the culm. Quite rare and a must for collectors. Prefers cooler climates.

One of the showiest crotons with leaf combinations of pink, lime green, maroon and peach. It will surely brighten any space with it's multitude of flashy colours. Great for mass planting, pots and layering in your garden.

Both hardy and drought tolerant once established in ground, this croton will add a touch of colour to any garden with its large leathery leaves, splashed with bold reds, yellows and oranges. A tried and true tropical landscaping plant.

A hardy cultivar with large oak shaped leaves that begin with yellow and green, maturing to deep maroon with splashes of tangerine and pink. Enjoys morning sun, although does beneift from being shaded in the hot afternoon.

Grow your own coffee! An evergreen shrub with glossy green foliage which produces masses of white flowers in spring, followed by green berries which turn red when maturing in Autumn. Harvestable berries (coffee beans) within 2 or 3 years of planting.

A perennial plant that produces large corms underground. The corms, leaves and stems can be eaten if cooked. ALL parts of the plants are toxic if eaten uncooked. An important staple food in many parts of the tropics.

One of the largest and most spectacular of the elephant's ears which can grow up to 3m tall with leaves over a meter long. Its pale green to bluish-green foliage and thick, succulent stems add a bold statement to gardens or landscapes.

A cordyline with ruby red foliage, deepening to burgundy as it ages. A beautiful addition to any tropical garden.

A compact growing cordyline with silvery green and red leaves with distinct light yellow margins. The compact growth and crisp clean foliage makes it an ideal accent or border plant.

A true collectors cordyline with it's broad green and cream leaves with a beautiful soft pink hue throughout. A perfect addition to brighten a dull area in your garden.

A wonderfully coloured green and white leaf with bold hot pink margins. Needs a little shade to look its best. Can be quite variable in the amount of variegations.

A sensational cordyline with with new growth emerging in a ripple of creamy whites and pinks. Grows best in filtered light to enhance the pink tones in the leaves.

A classic cordyline with rich dark-red leaves and bright pink stems. A wonderful splash of colour in tropical gardens.

A show stopper of a cordyline with the new growth emerging in an array of soft muted blushing pink leaves. Great for mass planting or pots.

An exceptionally beautiful cordyline. Streaked with creamy whites and hot pink lipstick edges. Can be quite variable in the amount of variegations.

A compact growing cordyline with pinky, green and red leaves. The compact growth and crisp clean foliage makes it an ideal accent or border plant.

A smaller compact growing cordyline that has broad variegated leaves of stunningly striped cream and chocolate with hints of green throughout its leaves. A beautiful feature to a tropical garden

An absolutely stunning purple cordyline. A beautiful addition to any tropical garden. Grows well indoors or on verandas. A great accent plant.

A popular cordyline that can tolerate full sun. With its decorative foliage featuring white bordered green leaves and bright pink stems, it will provide colour to your garden all year round. They respond well to pruning to maintain your desired height.

A highly ornamental cordyline which is a standout in any tropical inspired garden. The new foliage growth is a vivid purple that fades to a deep green with purple edges as it matures. It will tolerate periods of sun but does best in filtered light.

A cordyline with bright pink emerging foliage, deepening to burgundy/purple as it ages. A real stand out in a tropical garden.

A stunning landscaping plant with all shades of pinks, mauves and splashes cream. Making it a beauitful cordyline for all year colour in your tropical garden.

A colourful and vibrant addition to any tropical garden. Fantastic splash of colour when planted in amongst palms and leafy tropicals. They respond well to pruning to maintain your desired height.

A very old cultivar with gorgeous leaves in a kaleidoscope of green, orange, apricot and yellow. A beautiful addition to any tropical garden or add an exotic touch to your swimming pool area as it can tolerate full sun once established.

A striking smaller growing cordyline with electric pink flushes through the centre. An eye catching plant that will add some instant colour to a shader spot in the garden.

Deep dark purple leaves with a contrasting cream edge make this cordyline a colourful and vibrant addition to any tropical garden.

A true collectors cordyline, featuring splashes of vivid purple and variegated leaves this will certainly add some boldness to your tropical garden. Great for mass planting or pots.

A colourful and vibrant addition to any tropical garden. Fantastic splash of colour when planted in amongst palms and leafy tropicals.

A broad leafed cordyline with boldly striped leaves with shades of green, gold, burgundy red and orange. A great landscaping plant or pot plant.

A low growing, compact cordyline with strong variegation of pink, cream and silvery-green leaves. Grows best in full sun and performs well in the heat. Use in containers, for mass planting and in tropical themed landscapes.

A great hardy landscaping ginger with orange edible flowers produced from lemon yellow cones.

A new cold hardy costus hybrid by Greg Jones. Usually only grows 50 to 100cm tall with almost fluorescent yellow and orange inflorescence.

A beautiful hardy and cold tolerant ginger with variegated foliage with snowy white flowers. Good pot plant.

A highly decorative and unusual Costus with hairy spiraling stems with dark coloured leaves and purple undersides. Flowers rarely but is well worth it just for the foliage.

A small and compact ginger with red bracts and white / pink flowers.

One of the best ornamental gingers. Its large size and showy flowers make it a great addition to any garden. It flowers nearly year round, both from the tops of the stems and from basal stems. Makes a great pot plant for patios and verandas.

This is a new release and an absolute gem of a ginger. A compact growing costus with maroon stems and undersides of leaves. As with many costus, the yellow flowers are edible and make a great zesty addition to salads.

The compact growth and year-round flowering makes this a great addition to the garden. Easy to grow in-ground. The yellow flowers are edible and make a great addition to a garden salad.

A beautiful colour-contrasting understorey plant. Waxy leaves with dark green tops and deep burgundy undersides. White and pink flowers cradled within the dark coloured foliage.

A large costus with bulging nodes giving the stems a bamboo-like appearance. Produces green cones with yellow flowers.

A relatively small ginger with wonderful velvety leaves and red and yellow flowers. A great under-storey ground cover and filler. Deciduous in cool climates.

The main feature of this hardy ginger is the banded or stripy stems. It produces green cones with yellow flowers both from the end of the stems and from basal blooms. A great landscaping plant.

A fantastic ginger which flowers nearly year round. Bright red bracts with orange flowers. Great in any garden or pot. The orange day flowers are edible which make a zesty addition to your garden salads.

Beautiful hardy ginger with spiralling stems which produces long red cone-like bracts with red and yellow flowers. Good cut flower.

A hardy and cold tolerant ginger with dark green foliage and maroon cones which produce bright pink flowers (usually one at a time). Great pot plant or landscaping plant.

The real feature of this one is the spectacular 'banded' stems and long curly leaves. Bright red basal inflorescence. It's quite rare that it flowers in cooler climates, but definitely still worth it for the foliage.

A beautiful landscaping plant with very attractive spiralling stems and burgundy undersides of the leaves. Produces flowers both from the tops of the stems as well as from flower spikes from the ground.

A hybrid which shares properties from both varzearum and productus. Great contrasting foliage with maroon undersides. Pink bracts with green tips producing orange tubular flowers. A great landscaping plant.

A somewhat fitting name - the pinky red colour of the flower is 'smudged' into the base of the leaves. Very smooth and tough foliage. A good landscaping ginger and pot plant.

This smaller growing crinum lily is grown mostly for it's beautiful strappy burgundy foliage and hot pink flowers. An excellent plant for feature edging or mass planting.

A very attractive palm with star shaped leaves which are silvery white on the undersides. The trunks get very distinctive 'spines', which are actually formed from roots coming from the lower trunk.

A low growing ground cover featuring silver foliage with thin green herring-bone pattern.

A beautiful low growing ground cover, ideal for shady spots. Quite large rectangular shaped leaves which are silver in colour with a bold dark green herring-bone pattern.

The rhizomes of this native Australian ginger can be used as a spice in cooking in much the same way as its Asian relative (Turmeric - Cur. Domestica). This ginger also makes a great ornamental plant with its mauve bracts and yellow flowers. Deciduous.

A deciduous ginger which grows to about 60 or 70cm in height. Roots can be harvested in Autumn or Winter and eaten - usually dried and ground (Ground Turmeric). Great for cut flowers.

A fantastic landscaping ginger with bright coloured maroon stems and leaf mid-ribs. Great for cut flowers. Deciduous during winter.

A fast-growing single trunked tall and elegant tree fern with long spreading fronds which creates a wonderful canopy. The Australian Tree Fern is sure to add a tropical rainforest feel to your garden.

A hardy and attractive landscaping plant albeit spiky, so best kept away from paths and lawn areas. Grows well in pots. Full sun to part shade.

This unusual tree bears edible, sour, dark burgundy fruit that grow in clusters along the stem. Its slender form makes it suitable for narrow spaces, though it shapes up well as a shade tree or central feature too. A must for any bush tucker garden.

Produces high quality timber and edible shoots. Beautiful lush foliage.

A nice, dense, garden bamboo with unusual fern-like leaves. Makes a great privacy screen or small feature. It has a very tight clumping and erect growth habit, so good for areas with limited space.

A magnificent looking bamboo with enormous straight culms which are covered in velvet-like hair. Grown commercially for timber and edible shoots.If you have the space, then it makes a stunning feature plant. Best suited to acreage due to its giant size.

This black culmed giant produces great timber and boasts the fastest growth rate of all the big bamboos. It also produces beautiful sweet edible shoots. A must have if you've got the space.

Tallest bamboo in the world. It's thick walled culms makes good timber. Edible shoots. Potentially, it can grow to the specified height. However, in Australian conditions, it is unusual to see it taller than 25m.

Green culms that turn black with age. A vigorous grower with thick walled culms which produces good quality timber. Edible shoots.

Potentially one of the largest bamboo in the world with quality timber and edible shoots. Needs tropical conditions to reach its potential. In subtropical climates such as at Bamboo Land, it tends to grow to about 20m.

A beautiful bamboo with light green culms, tidy upright growth habit and large leaves. The main feature of this bamboo (apart from its beauty) is the sweet tasting shoots. It is by far one of the best bamboos for edible shoots.

Light green culms striped with darker green. Large leaves with occasional yellow stripes. A magnificent ornamental with good edible shoots.

Striated form of D. Brandisii. A beautiful bamboo with good timber and edible shoots. Green culms with yellow striations, large leaves, and slightly arching culms.

A large bamboo with small leaves, and a very branchy and bushy growth habit. The culms are erect with weeping tops. The small leaves gives it a 'fluffy' appearance which makes it look great when viewed from a distance.

A beautiful ornamental bamboo - very large glossy leaves, clean smooth culms, long slender arching tops. Very similar to the popular Ghost Bamboo, apart from lack of striations, and less white culms.

A spectacular feature plant. White powder covered lime-green culms with dark green striations. It has a tidy, upright growth habit, with long slender arching tops. The large leaves gives it a very tropical appearance.

Great timber and edible shoots. An attractive bamboo due to its unusual rusty orange culms and large leaves. This bamboo flowered gregariously in 2005. All plants sold now are from the seedlings.

Edible shoots and good quality timber. Its not a very ornamental bamboo, but the near solid culms still make it an important timber bamboo.