Care of your Plants

Subtropica nursery Many of the subtropical plants in our catalogue grow at high altitudes in a warm temperate subtropical climate. They do not need the true hot tropical climate of their countries' lowlands.

Warm Microclimates can be created in our gardens by planting for shelter or using existing buildings, trellises, courtyards, fences or any sheltered niche facing the sun. Windcloth and plastic can be used to protect trees until established.

Subtropicals prefer warmth, shelter, stillness, filtered light and free draining soil with plenty of moisture and organic material. the ideal situation would include a drip feed system. If your soil is heavy, plant on mounds, mulch and compost regularly. The mounded materials will provide warmth, nutrients, moisture, drainage and aeration.

By layering we reproduce as closely as possible the leaf litter and deep humus layer of the forest floor where fertility resides in the top few inches of soil.

We hope this helps with the preparation and ongoing care of your subtropical plants. You will reap the rewards with the beautiful mouth watering fruits.

Please note that plants are delivered within New Zealand only.

Phone: (09) 432 0018
Email: orders@subtropica.co.nz
Address: Massey Road,RD2,
Waipu, Northland
New Zealand

Subtropica supplies edible and ornamental subtropical plants to New Zealand. We provide banana, avocado, casana, cherimoyas and unusual fruits that grow easily in our climate. Plants are grown organically without the use of chemical fertilisers or sprays. Please check our subtropical plant catalogue for our wide range of interesting plants.

Plants include Misi Luki, Australian Ladyfinger, avocado, Hass, Reed,casana, cherimoya, casimiroa, white sapote, papaya, pawpaw, Rainbow Valley pawpaw, persimmon, Fuyu, lucuma, Chilean guava, tropical guava, babaco, passionfruit, vanilla passionfruit, ligularis, amarind, macadamia, mulberry, tamarillo, orange tamarillo, yellow tamarillo, datura, brugmansia, sugar cane, canna, guava, ginger.

We also stock Davidson's plum, fig, Ventura, monstera, myoga, banna grass, inga, pepino, turmeric, naranjilla, coffee, cardomom, stevia, cardamom, pomegranate, quadrangularis, tea, taro, kei apple, arrowroot, Chinese quince, Bolivian fuchsia, Surinam cherry, butia capitata, Japanese raisin, kava, lemon grass, Vietnamese mint, anui, Abyssinian banana, papyrus, rose apple, Andean walnut, citrus, grapefruit, orange, Vaniglia, lime, Kaffir lime,aloe vera, pitaya, wine palm.