Information about tropical plants, and community for like-minded gardeners. Online tropical plant blog - We live & love tropical and exotic plants, especially hard to find or rare species, and varieties which can be grown in frost. Tropical plants are not just for the tropics - we have great frost protection ideas and suggestions for growing tropical gardens down south in Melbourne, Sydney and all other temperate and sub-tropical regions.
Wednesday, November 17
Morsels & Musings: vote one - mangosteen
Buy frost hardy tropical plants online at National Tropical Plants online nursery!
Tuesday, October 12
New Red Crownshaft Palms at National Tropicals Plant Nursery
Buy frost hardy tropical plants online at National Tropical Plants online nursery!
Wednesday, April 28
Victorian Going Green Expo 2010
Victorian Expo 2010 - Melbourne Exhibition Centre (Southbank)
Friday April 30
12.00 noon - 8.00 pm
Business Day
Saturday May 1
10.00 am - 6.00 pm
General Admission
Sunday May 2
10.00 am - 5.00 pm
General Admission
Admission: $ 15.00
Concession: $ 10.00
Children under 15 free if accompanied by an adult.
From the Going Green website:
"GOING GREEN"- Easy Ways To Make a Difference that Don't Cost the Earth!
There is a huge surge of interest in environmental issues and growing mainstream community awareness that action and change is needed, but consumers and businesses are largely not sure what steps they can take to contribute. Going Green Expo offers energy solutions, waterless car washes, carbon offset and trading programs and much more. Visitors will see developments that can help reduce their environmental footprint and reduce the impacts of climate change. Visit the Going Green expo to help save the evironment and contribute to a sustainable future for everybody.
Thursday, April 8
We are moving - action required
We are now moving to our new site, and this site will automatically redirect to www.nationaltropicals.com.au.
A new newsletter will be sent out fortnightly with notifications of specials, new products, latest growing information and much more. You will be sent you through a confirmation, and to stay subscribed to our updates, you will need to confirm your email address. Once you confirm no further action is required. Alternatively, you can subscribe to our newsletter on the homepage.
You are invited also to become a member and join our brand new forum, upload your photo's to the photo gallery or read the growing articles in our blog. We will soon be giving away a brand new set of Fiskars choppers for the best pruning tip, and many competitions will follow.
I hope you will stay subscribed with us, and welcome your comments on the look and feel of the new site.
Kind regards,
Dan & El Meager - National Tropical Plants (formerly Cactus Island Nursery)
Sunday, March 21
50% end of season SALE
Many plants discounted by 50%!
Limited time only!
Click here to see all plants on special.
Monday, March 8
Thursday, February 25
New! Azalea Dreamtime
Azalea Dreamtime is a medium size Azalea with very distinctive, large, silvery pink flowers.
Azalea Dreamtime grows well in both sun and part shade and is fairly drought tolerant once established.
More information of purchase by clicking here.
25% off SALE
Sunday, February 21
New plants & back in stock
Click on the name for more info or to purchase.
Jaboticaba Fruit (Myrciaria cauliflora)
Yucca filamentosa (purchase by contacting us)
Dictyosperma album (var. rubra) (purchase by contacting us)
Acalypha's, brown & pink (purchase by contacting us)
Gardenia True Love (purchase by contacting us)
Sedum coccineum (purchase by contacting us)
Back in stock:
Lipstick Palm / Red Sealing Wax Palm (Cyrtostachys renda)
Dwarf Sugar Palm (Arenga engleri)
Clivia miniata (Orange Lily)
Golden Cane Palm (Dypsis lutescens)
Azalea Dogwood, Azalea Brides Bouquet, Azalea Glowing Embers, Azalea Red Wing, Azalea Fairy Queen (purchase by contacting us)
Native Red Back Ginger (Alpinea caerulea Red Back) (purchase by contacting us)
Spindle Palm (Hyophorbe verschaffeltii)
Mandevilla Red Riding Hood (purchase by contacting us)
Metallic Palm (Chamaedorea metallica)
Blue Yucca (Yucca rostrata) (purchase by contacting us)
Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium lamerei) (purchase by contacting us)
Cordyline Purple Prince (purchase by contacting us)
Cordyline Red Edge (purchase by contacting us)
Coming Soon:
Rangoon Creeper (Quinqualis indica)
Gardenia radicans