Exotics & Ornamentals
You've got the urge for something exotic? We feel you. From Asia to the Americas we stock a bedazzling array of trees, shrubs, climbers, hedges - just about anything your exotic heart desires. If we don't have it. Please ask.
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The Dawn Redwood - a true living fossil that has been around for the past 50 million years - is a large, fast-growing, deciduous, pyramidal tree. The long spreading branches that droop with age are covered in attractive, feathery foliage. The bark on the trunk becomes deeply fissured over time - each tree produces both male and female cones. Dawn Redwood creates an impact as a stately specimen tree in large parks, gardens and paddocks.
Soil: Well drained, moist and humus rich. It will survive in wet soils.
Conditions: Full sun. Tolerant of periods of inundation, pollution and heavy frosts.
Size: Height 30m x width 6-8m
Soil: Well drained, moist and humus rich. It will survive in wet soils.
Conditions: Full sun. Tolerant of periods of inundation, pollution and heavy frosts.
Size: Height 30m x width 6-8m
Golden Chain Tree is a small spreading tree of breathtaking beauty in full bloom. It produces an abundance of drooping clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers during spring and summer, followed by attractive bean-like pods. Its bright green foliage fades to soft green in autumn. The Laburnum can be trained to grow over arches or pergolas, giving a spectacular appearance when in blossom. All parts of the tree are poisonous to livestock.
Soil: Rich well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost and drought tolerant.
Size: Height 4m x width 3m
Soil: Rich well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost and drought tolerant.
Size: Height 4m x width 3m
Hylocereus undatus White Dragon Fruit is a striking, climbing cactus prized for its exotic white-fleshed fruit and unique appearance. Its fleshy green stems feature spiky edges, creating an architectural display in gardens or pots. Flowering at night, it showcases beautiful, fragrant white blooms, often followed by heavy crops of fruits ripening in summer and autumn. The fruit features red-pink skin with green fins, and white flesh tasting like tangy watermelon! Its self-pollinating nature ensures that a single plant can yield abundant harvests. Perfect for planting in the ground or as a unique pot specimen.
Soil: Well-drained sandy or loamy soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Ideal for tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates. Protect from frost.
Size: Height 2–3m (with support) x width 1m.
Soil: Well-drained sandy or loamy soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Ideal for tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates. Protect from frost.
Size: Height 2–3m (with support) x width 1m.
Dahlia Dalina Maxi Tampico is a stunning dahlia featuring striking fluffy red and white multicoloured blooms during the summer months. Growing to only about 50cm tall, the Dahlina series of Dahlias is an excellent performer that produces an abundance of double flowers held above healthy dark green foliage. Perfect for adding a splash of colour to smaller garden spaces, Maxi Tampico supplies a dominant colour scheme to garden beds, borders, or cut flower arrangements. Regular fertilising with a complete fertiliser and watering during dry periods will ensure a fabulous display throughout the season.
Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Sunny position.
Size: Height 50cm x width 50cm
Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Sunny position.
Size: Height 50cm x width 50cm
The Lemonade Lemon is a hardy, evergreen tree which produces divine medium-sized round, yellow fruit with few seeds. The sweet Lemonade lemon can be eaten straight from the tree, just like a mandarin or an orange. The sweetness of the fruit increases the longer the fruit remains on the tree. It’s superb for juicing, cooking and garnishes and is rich in vitamin C. Tip-prune regularly to keep new growth coming and the tree will produce fruit all year. Protect from strong winds, especially during flowering or while the fruit is forming.
Soil: Well-drained soil. Prepare soil prior to planting by digging a hole twice as wide and deep as the root ball and enriching with compost and pelleted complete fertiliser. Apply seaweed solution after planting.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost sensitive
Size: Height 4m x width 4m
Soil: Well-drained soil. Prepare soil prior to planting by digging a hole twice as wide and deep as the root ball and enriching with compost and pelleted complete fertiliser. Apply seaweed solution after planting.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost sensitive
Size: Height 4m x width 4m
The Acer Truncatum Shantung Maple is a smaller maple, but it packs a punch when it comes to foliage! The glossy green leaves change to dark green in the summer months, and then in autumn, the leaves take on stunning shades of yellow, orange, red, and even some purple. Plus, the tree produces showy yellow flowers in the autumn months! This beautiful tree is perfect for any garden or yard, and compact to use under power lines on a nature strip.
Soil: Best suited to a well-drained, moist acidic soil.
Conditions: Prefers a full sun to part shade position. Drought, cold and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 6-10m x width 3-4m
Soil: Best suited to a well-drained, moist acidic soil.
Conditions: Prefers a full sun to part shade position. Drought, cold and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 6-10m x width 3-4m
Sagina subulata Aurea, also known as Golden Irish Moss, is a low-growing perennial ground cover that requires minimal maintenance. Its moss-like foliage is ideal for filling gaps between pavers, in rock gardens, or along a pathway. Though tiny, white flowers bloom in late spring to early summer, it's the golden green foliage that makes this ground cover stand out.
Soil: Best grown in a humus-rich, well-drained soil that retains some moisture.
Conditions: Best grown in dappled shade to full but not deep shade. Exposure to full sun especially afternoon sun will quickly scorch the foliage.
Size: Height 2.5-5cm x width 30cm
Soil: Best grown in a humus-rich, well-drained soil that retains some moisture.
Conditions: Best grown in dappled shade to full but not deep shade. Exposure to full sun especially afternoon sun will quickly scorch the foliage.
Size: Height 2.5-5cm x width 30cm
Querus palustris Pin Oak is a tall deciduous tree with shiny, deeply lobed dark green leaves. It is one of the best oaks for autumn colour as the drooping branches are adorned with the most magnificent rich scarlet leaves. The Pin Oak is ideal as a shade tree for home landscapes, urban streets, parks, or woodland gardens. It is toxic to horses.
Soil: Prefers medium to wet, loamy, acidic soils. It can tolerate poorly drained soils and some flooding but is adaptable to drier and urban conditions.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, heat and pollution tolerant.
Size: Height 15m x width 8m
Soil: Prefers medium to wet, loamy, acidic soils. It can tolerate poorly drained soils and some flooding but is adaptable to drier and urban conditions.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, heat and pollution tolerant.
Size: Height 15m x width 8m
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