Set on a 38 hectare site in Australia's tropical North, Darwin Plant Wholesalers tropical plant nursery is proud to provide over 500 species of exotic and Australian native plant species for sale!

We supply nurseries, landscapers, developers, indoor plant specialists and retailers with high quality plants at wholesale prices, offering tropical growth rates that allow us to grow your advanced orders quicker. As well as a very large selection of tropical and indoor plants, we also grow many varieties suitable for non-tropical areas!

Our abundant, renewable on-site high quality water supply, coupled with a 12 month growing season means we can grow a huge range of tropical and temperate region plants all year round.

Utilising the latest automated potting and handling systems, we can put down and handle large quantities of stock quickly, in a range of sizes.

Efficient Wholesale Tropical Plant Delivery

Established by current proprietor Darryl South on this site in 1973, we have been exporting plants to all parts of Australia as well as to international destinations, by road, sea and airfreight since the early 1980’s. We have pioneered packing systems for road, sea and air freight to ensure that freight costs are as low as possible and that your plants arrive in perfect condition.

Our dedicated plant dispatch staff along with our clean quarantine area, and long established relationships with local Quarantine Officers ensure that all shipments are properly prepared and inspected before delivery.

Wholesale Plants for Australia and the World

Darwin Plant Wholesalers is able to provide our reliable wholesale plants solutions to businesses based in Australia and in other countries. We have developed a wealth of expertise in the packing, documentation and transportation of plants within Australia and around the world, and strive to ensure that your orders arrive on time, in peak condition, disease-free and in accordance with quarantine and government regulations, making us the leading wholesale nursery!

To enquire more about our wholesale tropical plant varieties, call
+61 8 8988 1888 or fill in our enquiry form to the right.

A Call For More Trees In Our Suburbs!

Darwin Plant Wholesalers principal and Nursery & Garden Industry Australia Life Member Darryl South is calling for planning authorities to require developers to put more shade trees into new subdivisions.  “The current practice of placing houses shoulder to shoulder, often with gutters almost touching and with no room for trees has to stop,” he said.  “Most Australian’s live in a hot climate, and are increasingly worried about out-of-control rises in energy costs.  Shade trees can play a huge role in helping to keep energy costs down, and also improve amenity.  The planning laws should have a clear ratio of the number of trees required to be planted for each house built, as well as the requirement for more trees for open space”.  Darryl believes that shrubs, ground cover and other plants still have major roles to play in new suburban landscapes, but planning for trees should be integrated with the layout of the buildings.

Citing a recent television program which showed new subdivisions in the UK where strips of land are set aside between the houses specifically for tree planting, Darryl stated:  “It seems remarkable that even in the cool British climate, authorities can see the benefits of tree planting in new subdivisions, but in Australia we seem to still be in the dark ages!”

Other anomalies that Darryl says should be addressed in modern developments include the lack of sufficient shade trees in shopping centre car parks, the lack of verandas, eaves or overhang in many modern houses (allowing the sun to beat directly into the building), and dark coloured or black roofs which absorb heat