New! Swamp Lily (Crinum pedunculatum). The Spider Lily is a beautiful leafy shrub. It grows to around 2m tall and 2m wide and has thick, succulent strappy foliage. It produces gorgeous, fragrant white flowers. Flowers resemble large ‘spiders’. Flowers are followed by round green seed capsules, borne on a long stalk. Seeds can sprout while still attached to the mother plant. Despite the name ‘Swamp Lily’, this Crinum is actually very versatile, and does not need to be grown in a swamp! It is also frost hardy, making it a wonderful versatile plant for gardens around Australia. Perfect for that cold hardy tropical garden! Click to buy now or for more information
New! Pemba Palm (Dypsis pembana). Fast growing palm from Pemba, a small island of the coast of Africa. It grows up to 12m tall and has beautiful deep green ringed trunks. It is similar to the common Golden Cane Palm, but faster growing. It is most often seen in clumping form. Dypsis pembana is a very rare palm and should be more often grown! The Pemba Palm is quite cold hardy too, but not fully frost hardy. It is best grown in moist but well draining soil, in a full sun to part shade position. Click to buy now or for more information
New! Ivovowo Palm (Dypsis lanceolata). A beautiful palm from the rainforests on the Comoro Archipelago. It is a medium sized suckering palm up to about 4m tall with thick, bamboo-like trunks. Trunks are stunning, deeply green ringed. Foliage is short and wide, and very glossy. It is quite fast growing and hardy in the right position. The Ivovowo Palm should be grown in a protected position, in frost free gardens. Best in a spot which received filtered light, or is at least partly shaded. Dypsis lanceolata is a rare palm, which is only just starting to increase in popularity. It is very attractive and should be much more often seen in gardens around Australia! Click to buy now or for more information
Special! White & Red Desert Roses for only $7 each – help us clear some stock! The Desert Rose bears beautiful flowers, in many colours. These plants are succulents, and they store water in their roots & stem bases, which is why they appear swollen. The swollen roots and stems are called the ‘caudex’. Adenium flowers throughout spring & summer. For red flowers: Click to buy now or for more information . For white flowers: Click to buy now or for more information
Special! Chamedorea sale on eBay – most Chamaedorea’s 10% off! One Chamaedorea for sale is Chamaedorea seifrizii, the Florida Bamboo Palm. It is a graceful small palm 2-3m tall with bamboo-like long slender stems. Native to Mexico and Central America where is grows as an understory palm. Usually grown with multiple plants in a pot or spot, although the plant itself naturally spreads by offshoots similar to Bamboo. The Bamboo Palm is frequently used indoors; it is tolerant to low-light areas and is low maintenance. Remove old fronds to reveal the attractive light green bamboo-like stems. Visit our eBay store
Coming very soon!
Triandra Palm (Areca triandra) - From aprox 10th of January
Lipstick Palm (Cyrtostachys renda) - Aprox February
Betel Nut Palm (Areca catechu) - From aprox 10th of January
Travelers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis) - from aprox 10th of January
Don’t be surprised if we call ourselves National Tropical Plants rather than Cactus Island Nursery – we have now changed our name to better suit our plant range! We hope to see you as a member of our 10% discount club once the new site is up and running!
