Plants

Spiralling bracts on tall flower spikes. Moderately invasive growth habit.

A cold hardy heliconia with long thin bright yellow bracts.

A great smaller sized heliconia for pots or under-story filler. Stays in quite compact clumps.

Bright pink bracts with white base and dark green lip. Like many of the orthotrichas, the surface of the bracts have fine velvety hairs.

A stunning heliconia - great as a landscaping plant or for cut flowers. Very attractive flowers with bright red bracts with cream base and dark green lip.

Hot pink bracts makes this heliconia a real attention getter. Great landscaping plant and cut flower.

Soft pink bracts with cream base and dark green lip. Like many of the orthotrichas, the surface of the bracts have fine velvety hairs. A good landscaping plant and cut flower.

A good landscaping plant with dark green foliage with slender pendulous bright red flowers. More cold tolerant than most heliconias.

A tight clumping, hardy and cold tolerant heliconia with large pendulous flowers. The stems and undersides of the leaves have a white waxy coating. A great landscaping plant.

A cold tolerant heliconia with pendulous red bracts.

A value pack of hardy, tight-clumping, and cold-tolerant heliconias, suitable for frost-free areas. These three stunning varieties reach 2.5–3m tall, each boasting equally spectacular flowers!

A prolific flowering psittacorum which displays a fantastic show of colour for most of the year. Great cut flower and pot plant.

A yellow and pink psittacorum - both flowers and foliage is usually a bit smaller than the other psittacorums.

Reddish pink bracts that are usually held high above the foliage.

A stunning psittacorum with bright yellow and pink flowers. Great for a splash of colour in the garden - flowers prolifically from Spring right through to late Autumn. Great cut flower and pot plant.

A beautiful 'almost white' psittacorum. Flowers are held high above the foliage. Great cut flower and pot plant.

The Petra is great for cut flowers. Quite a distinct look with the green 'leaf-shaped' tip on the lower bract. A little bit taller growing than the other Psittacorums.

Bright pink flowers held high above the foliage. Great cut flowers.

An absolutely stunning psittacorum and probably the most colourful out of them all. The multi-coloured flowers are held high above the foliage, producing a spectacular display when mass planted. Great cut flower and pot plant.

The psittacorum with the most red in the flowers. A brilliant firey display when in full bloom.

A great heliconia for cut flowers.

A psittacorum with bright golden bracts with a slightly red tinge. Great for a splash of colour in the garden - flowers prolifically in Summer through to late Autumn. Great cut flower and pot plant.

A heliconia found throughout the Daintree rainforest. Orange / yellow flowers. Great filler in tropical gardens.

The golden coloured bracts and wide leaves makes this one a great filler and splash of colour in tropical gardens.

A vigorous grower with a tight clumping and upright habit. Great for cut flowers and as a landscaping plant. Bracts are pastel red toward the tips, fading to peach at the base.

A widely cultivated heliconia which usually produces vast amounts of pendulous flowers up to 0.5 meters long. Best in protected spots with a little bit of shade. Fertilise regularly during growth season and keep well mulched.

A great landscaping plant with bright red flowers and lush green foliage. A good cut flower.

A small heliconia with relatively large flowers. Needs a nice warm sheltered position with rich well drained soil.

A relatively small growing heliconia with large bright red flowers.

One of the smallest heliconias with bright red flower bracts with dark green edges. A great under-story plant in tropical gardens. Makes a great pot plant.

A nice landscaping plant in tropical gardens. Large upright flowers with mostly red bracts with yellow bases and green lip. Like most strictas, growth is fairly open clumping.

A hardy heliconia which is a bit more cold tolerant than most of the large heliconias. Flowers during Spring and Summer. A good landscaping plant.

A hardy heliconia which is a bit more cold tolerant than most of the large heliconias. Flowers during Spring and Summer. A good landscaping plant.

Delicate looking bamboo with fine leaves. Prefers cool temperate climates.

A fantastic indoor pot plant or understory plant in warm protected gardens with large leathery and distinctive mottled green leaves. It will perform well in poorly lit areas.

The Kentia palm is considered one of the most beautiful palms in the world and is suitable for growing either indoors or outdoors. Reputed to be one of the most sought after indoor palms due to its upright elegant appearance and general hardiness.

The Crimson Queen is a hardy climbing plant with lovely variegated leaves of green, pink and white. Soft pink fragrant wax flowers hang from vine in ball-shaped clusters in spring through to early autumn. Performs best in bright indirect light.

A small fine-leafed fern with silvery white rhizomes that tend to creep along the surface of the soil or surround the pot that it is planted in. Highly suitable for hanging baskets to show off the matted web of silver white rhizomes.

The bottle palm is a small solitary palm maturing to little more than 3m in height. Long arching fronds emerge from an engorged trunk which resembles a bottle or urn. Makes a great feature plant in the garden, or grow indoors in a well lit position.

An evergreen climber with deep green glossy foliage which produces spectacular plum coloured flowers from Summer through to early Winter. Best grown over an arbour, trellis or wall.

A stunning and very rare deciduous tree with a beautiful, spreading canopy and striking pure white bell-shaped flowers. It will add magnificence and sophistication to any garden.

An iconic and very popular fast growing tree widely planted as a shade and street tree. Flowers during Spring and early Summer. Deciduous in cool climates. 

Kaempferia elegans is native to South-East Asia and is a shade-loving ginger with round, patterned leaves and purple flowers. A lovely ornamental plant for indoors and outdoors. Plants will die back in winter. Keep moist in Summer and dry in Winter.

A spectacularly attractive fan palm with large rounded leaves which are bright silvery white on the undersides. There are no thorns on these palms, so it a great feature palm in ornamental gardens.

A fast growing ornamental tree with a broad canopy which produces long sausage like fruits up to 60cm long. A great tree for producing shade. Usually evergreen as long as water is adequate during the dry season. 

A hardy landscaping plant with slightly wrinkled, dark green compact foliage. Green and white bracts form at the top of each stem, which then gets small delicate white flowers. A great midstory filler in shady spots in the garden.

A stunning cycad which is considered as one of the tallest in the world. Endemic to QLD, this cycad tends to grow in moist and shady positions along creek beds and gullies. Spectacular leaves which easily get to 2m in length with glossy green leaflets.

A very attractive slow-growing and low maintenance cycad that makes a good feature plant in semi-shaded mixed tropical gardens. Very impressive long glossy dark green fronds. Native to Southern QLD and Northern NSW. Grows well in pots.

An eye catching specimen tree grown for its picturesque patterned trunk and soft fern like foliage. Both hardy and drought tolerant, this tree is best suited to large blocks, parks and acreage plantings.

A very attractive, solitary fan palm up to 5m tall, with large, undivided, dark green leaves to 1.5m across. Best suited to growing in areas where there is some shade. It can be grown in subtropical regions provided the area is frost free.

An Australian native palm from northern parts of QLD which has spectacular near circular leaves up to 2m in diameter. Best suited to growing in areas where there is some shade. It can be grown in subtropical regions provided the area is frost free.

A low maintenance, evergreen clumping perennial grass with strappy leaves. Best massed as a ground cover or edging plant for lining pathways or garden beds. A popular choice for landscaping as it prefers full sun.

A large strappy leafed plant that grows naturally around fresh water creeks, rivers, lakes and moist gullies. The lomandra hystrix is drought tolerant and hardy, but will look best with occasional watering during dry periods of the year.

A water iris from the swamps of Louisiana which grows best in shallow water or boggy and marginal areas. The Louisiana Iris are evergreen, tolerate light frosts, and flowers spectacularly in Spring.

A water iris from the swamps of Louisiana which grows best in shallow water or boggy and marginal areas. The Louisiana Iris are evergreen, tolerate light frosts, and flowers spectacularly in Spring.

A water iris from the swamps of Louisiana which grows best in shallow water or boggy and marginal areas. The Louisiana Iris are evergreen, tolerate light frosts, and flowers spectacularly in Spring.

A water iris from the swamps of Louisiana which grows best in shallow water or boggy and marginal areas. The Louisiana Iris are evergreen, tolerate light frosts, and flowers spectacularly in Spring.

Often called variegated tapioca. The boldy variegated foliage starts reddish - pink then as it matures they turn into exotic gold, cream & green variegated leaves with pink branches coming off the trunk. Usually deciduous during winter.

An evergreen perennial with dark coloured leaves with pale green veins. A great ground-cover in warm climates, or indoor / patio plant in cooler climates. Prefers moist shady areas.

An evergreen perennial with spectacularly coloured leaves . A great ground-cover in warm climates, or indoor / patio plant in cooler climates. Prefers moist shady areas.

A truly magnificent Medinilla and one of the largest growing. Produces long pendant blooms throughout the warmer months of the year. Makes an excellent indoor plant or patio plant in warm positions with filtered light.

Dark green glossy leaves and large pendulous grape-like clusters of pink flowers. An easy to grow plant that will reward you with flowers throughout the year. A great under-story filler or patio pot plant.

A very pretty tropical shrub with deeply veined glossy leaves and pendulous grape-like clusters of pink flowers. An easy to grow plant that will reward you with blooms throughout the year. A great under-story filler or patio pot plant.

A very pretty tropical shrub with glossy leaves and plumes of orange flowers. An easy to grow plant that will reward you with blooms throughout the year. A great under-story filler or patio pot plant.

Showy, lush and versatile, this fast growing shrub gives a tropical feel to any garden. The spectacular crimson red bracts with small white flowers emerge sporadically throughout the year with a mass of blooms appearing in Summer through to Autumn.

A small open clumping bamboo. Both shoots and a pear-like seeds are edible.

A highly regarded slow growing, compact shrub with glossy leaves and wonderful highly fragrant creamy flowers with maroon splashes during spring and summer. An excellent hedging plant which is easy to keep trimmed and neat.

A highly sought after fern with attractive glossy strappy leaves which resemble that of a crocodile skin. Its a hardy, easy to grow fern suitable for partly shaded garden beds. Can also be grown as a pot plant on verandas or brightly lit spots indoors.

Upright flat 'strappy' fronds with fully crested tops and frilly edges. A Queensland native fern, suitable for part shade to full shade. A very easy to grow and hardy ground cover, or specimen pot plant - indoors or out.

A hardy and easy to grow orchid. Blooms are light pink with deep pink/purple spots with strong and robust stems. Likes warm humid conditions. Good indoor plant and great cut flower.

An evergreen rhizomatous creeper which makes a great ground cover or filler in moist shady areas of a garden. The long strappy ribbed leaves make it an ideal addition to tropical gardens. It produces very small yellow flowers year around.

A dwarf ginger which is tough and easy to grow with spiralling stems and yellow flowers. A great under-story plant.

A highly sought after conical tree with long pendulous leaves that cover the branches and trunk almost to the ground. Perfect as a vertical accent tree when space is limited, or mass plant as an eye-catching informal hedge.

The ultimate house plant! A highly sought after Monstera that boasts large leathery leaves, marbled with green, cream and white. As the plant matures it will develop fenestration (holes) and the white will becomes creamier.

Highly aromatic, spicy foliage with notes of citrus. Leaves are best harvested when fresh and often used in curries, chutneys & pickles. Can be used as a screening or ornamental tree and are ideal for a scented garden.

Beautiful light green culms and soft fine-leafed foliage. Needs good growing conditions and well drained soil in order to grow well. The new shoots are among the best for eating, so good in fact, that they can be eaten raw.

A beautiful bamboo native to Australia (Iron Ranges, Cape York peninsula) and New Guinea. It is tight clumping with very large leaves. Prefers some shade or warm protected areas. Does not tolerate frost.

An attractive ground cover or pot plant. A clumping growth habit with long strappy arching leaves. Flowers during Spring and Summer. Even if its not in flower, the dark green foliage makes for very elegant displays.

A highly sought after medium sized bromeliad with glossy light green leaves with white margins and heavy pink speckles throughout. Does best in bright filtered light.

A bright red coloured bromeliad that will form clusters of pups. Grow it in bright light for maximum red-hot look. Outstanding in landscape, hanging baskets and will even grow up a tree trunk.

A beautiful fern with soft, fluffy bright green fronds. The fern can be planted indoors or outdoors in containers or hanging baskets.

This spectacular orchid produces huge cascading sprays of flowers in shades of vibrant yellow and muted browns. It will add a touch of elegance and sophistication to any patio or garden.

Open clumping with weeping culms. Very fine leaves

A fast growing, soft stemmed evergreen shrub which flowers profusely during the warmer months with bright, upright yellow bracts and white flowers. Benefits from a hard prune periodically to maintain desired shape.

A very hardy and decorative plant with long green & gold strappy leaves spiralling from a branching trunk. A great under-story plant which will grow in areas with high root competition (ie. under palms, bamboo, etc). Smooth leaves without spines.

An ornamental grass with burgundy foliage and long feathery flowers held high above the foliage. Best grown in full sun to get the good red colour.

A popular new cultivar with large leaves marked in shimmery silver and grey. A stunning bold stripe gives the appearance of watermelon skin. Grows well in bright indirect light.

A beautiful new cultivar with metallic curved silver foliage and stunning red undersides. Grows well in bright indirect light. Pinch out the stem tips when the plant is overgrowing to keep it in shape.

An easy to grow and cold tolerant philodendron with a slow climbing tendency. Stems and new emerging leaves are bright red which darken as they get older. If allowed to grow up a tree trunk or palm, it will add a fantastic rainforest feel to your garden.

A low growing clumping hybrid philodendron with dark green, almost black leaves. New emerging leaves are a beautiful glossy bronze colour. Great low-growing understory plant in shady gardens.

One the best philodendrons for pot plants, borders, or under-story fillers. The Chinese Congo has a nice short and full growth habit, which will not climb. A hardy plant which requires minimal maintenance.

Dean McDowell is a truly beautiful philodendron valued for its large ruffled heart shaped leaves with prominent white veins. Performs best in bright indirect light when grown indoors or in a protected shady spot in the garden.

A robust philodendron with thick glossy green leaves. This philodendron is an excellent low maintenance under-storey filler or indoor pot plant.

A fantastically bright, almost fluorescent green philodendron with a low clumping growth habit. A great colour contrast plant for shady spots in the garden. Best in positions where there is no direct sun. Dappled sun or very early morning sun is ok.

As the name suggests, this climbing philodendron truly is as pretty as a princess. Each leaf has individual splashes of colour in varying shades of pink and green. Grow indoors in bright indirect light to enhance the colours.

Philodendron Prince of Orange is a hybrid self heading philodendron, with beautiful coppery - orange leaves that turn into a dark and muted olive green as they mature.

A magnificent philodendron with its wonderfully firey hues that show during various seasons of the year. As its lance shaped leaves mature, it will develop broad serrated edges. Enhance colours by placing in bright indirect light, best grown up a totem.

Quite a large leafed philodendron with a slow climbing habit. New emerging leaves tend to be bright red, almost copper coloured, maturing to a deep burgundy and then finally to a very dark green. Makes great indoor plant displays.

An interesting self heading philodendron with long dark-green creased leaves. The ribbed leaves and unusual texture makes this philodendron a stunning understory plant or indoor pot plant.

A real collector philodendron with very long narrow leaves which can easily reach 50cm in length. Has a slow-climbing growth habit, so will benefit from a tree trunk, stump or totem to climb on. Mature leaves are very dark green with heavy veining.