Latania lontaroides, Latania verschafeltii and Bismarckia nobilis:  Fresh seed is available therefore please indicate your interest allowing us to offer firm.

Latania lontaroides $517.00/1000 seedsLatania lontaroides 1

Common Name: Red Latan Palm

  • Native to Reunion Island
  • Grows up to 12 m, single trunk
  • Young plants have red leaf base and stalks, reverting to all green when plants are older
  • Prefers sunny, moist, well-drained position, tolerates short periods of cold but may drop leaves

 

 

 

Latania verschaffeltiiLatania verschafeltii $443.00/1000 seeds

Common Name: Yellow Latan Palm

  • Native to Mascarene Islands
  • Grows up to 12 m, single trunk
  • Young plants have yellow leaf base and stalks, reverting to all green when plants are older
  • Dioecious
  • Prefers sunny, moist, well-drained position in warm temperate to subtropical climates.

 

 

Bismarckia nobilis 2Bismarkia nobilis $575.00/1000 seeds

Common Name: Madagascar Palm

  • Native to Madagascar
  • Grows to 25 m but typically 12 m tall in cultivation, spread up to 12 m
  • Silver-blue, wide spreading leaves from a single trunk
  •  Grows in full sun, well-drained soils in tropical and subtropical climates

 

 

Brachychiton populneus 7 FlowersBrachychiton populneus $15.00/25 g, $329.00/kg

Common Name: Kurrajong

  • Native to eastern Australia
  • Medium size tree to 10 m tall
  • Agricultural/pastoral uses include provision of dense shade, drought fodder, supports honey production and the deep roots don’t impact on surrounding crops.
  • Widely used as a street plant, also as an ornamental garden specimen. Flowers are bell shaped with a red/brown inner and whitish outer.

 

 

Juncus usitatus 1Juncus usitatus $25.00/25 g, $675.00/kg

Common Name: Common Rush

  • Australian native occurring through Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria
  • Used in landscaping, wetland rehabilitation and stabilizing waterways
  • Commonly found along streams and riverbanks, irrigation channels and swampland, along the water edge or in shallow water
  • Habitat for frogs and nesting sites for birds
  • Salt tolerant, not effected by heavy grazing

 

Nelumbo nucifera 1Nelumbo nucifera $12.00/25 g

Common Name: Sacred Lotus

  • An aquatic perennial growing to 150 cm high, spreading up to 3 m
  • Native distribution is from central and northern India across to East Asia
  • Leaves up to 60 cm diameter, flowers up to 20 cm diameter
  • Grows in water up to 2.5 m deep, minimum depth 30 cm

 

 

Schefflera actinophylla 1Schefflera actinophylla $13.50/1000 seeds

Common Name: Umbrella Tree

  • Native to tropical rainforests of Australia
  • Evergreen, multi-trunked tree growing to 15 m
  • Flowers appear at the top of the trunks, racemes up to 2 m long of red flowers in early summer for several months
  • Produces large amounts of nectar which attracts honey-eating birds
  • Fruits attract birds and animals such as lorikeets, flying foxes and pademelons