Where to buy tropical and sub tropical plants online to create that exotic garden look is now easier than ever. From Brisbane to Melbourne, you can find foliage and flowering plants for sale that will make your garden seem like a tropical paradise, includes tropical plants and trees for full sun and others for part shade.
A list of tropical plants includes heliconias, gingers and a range of colorful and flowering plants as well as tropical foliage plants. Tropical plants are very popular in Queensland (QLD), The Northern Territory (NT) and Western Australia (WA) however many tropical plants available for sale online can also be grown in NSW, VIC and SA given a sunny protected aspect.
Tropical PlantsAustralian nurseries offer a wide range of tropical garden plants for sale online, with both native tropicals and a wide range of exotic plants from around the world available for both the home gardener and landscaper alike. Many tropical plants thrive in less than ideal conditions with some doing well in cool to temperate climates given a little care and a suitable micro climate. Most specialist tropical plant nurseries will sell plants by mail order, some are available bare rooted, others as potted specimens. One of the main issues is acclimatizing plants to new conditions, good nurseries will provide some instructions on re establishing plants. We are great believers in the use of seaweed fertilisers and worm castings when transplanting any plants and tropical plants are no exception. |
![]() Frangipani (picture above) are one of the classical tropical flowering plants |
Cool climate banana trees can be great foliage plants. Many different plants suitable for these environments can be purchased from Tropical Plant Nurseries, Mail Order Nurseries and Specialist Retail Nurseries Choosing the right tropical plantsBefore considering buying tropical plants in is essential to evaluate the climate and position. Some tropical plants will grow well in cooler climates, others will not. Some can cope with an artificial micro climate, a warm sunny position protected from cold winds and frosts with a little added humidity, other plants will simply not survive. |
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Tropical Trees and Larger ShrubsThe backbone of any garden is always the larger trees and plants and in a tropical garden this is no different, trees and shrubs suitable for this sort of climate include : Lower Growing Tropical shrubs and foliage plantsAll gardens require plants for underplanting, beneath the large structural trees and shrubs, those suitable to create a tropical look include: |
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It is important realise that many of these plants are versatile,while others are difficult to grow in any but a tropical situation. However we have seen fragipani plants growing indoors in a pot in cool areas of Victoria, so if you are keen to grow tropical plants in cool climates you can certainly give it a try. |
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FEELNSEEDY 158 Kings Road Glass House Mountains Qld 4518 - PH: 0409049209 Tropical plant specialist featuring large variey of gingers, costus, heliconias, tropical grasses, frangipanis and lots more |
JULATTEN TROPICAL GARDENS 22 Meadow Road Julatten Qld 4871 - PH: 07 40941207 fax: 07 40941610 Julatten Tropical Gardens specializes in tropical plants & foliage, primarily heliconias & gingers. We are also able to supply cut flowers on request to all states except Tasmania. |