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Click on the scientific name to learn more about the species and to see more pictures from the plants' natural habitats.

We are shipping worldwide; you can add products from different product lists (like seeds and medicine and books etc.) to your shipment to optimize shipment cost.

First time: flowering plants of GOLDEN LOTUS (Musella lasiocarpa) now available in Europe. Inquire or order here: GOLDEN LOTUS

New seeds and tubers: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius the most spectacular flower in our garden!

We are glad to announce that most of our products will soon be available in our first TianZi Tea House in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Kindly contact us if you intend to pick up larger quantities of any product there, so we can arrange transport from China on time. Thank you.

FAMILY	PICTURE	SPECIES NAME	PURCHASE	SHIPMENT
Amaryllidaceae		Crinum amabile giant spider lily		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
Araceae, Aroids		Amorphophallus konjac		now available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details below)
		Amorphophallus paeoniifolius by far the most spectacular flower in our garden! The larger the tuber the bigger the flower: our largest tuber has 25 kg!		now available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details below) tuber of 5 kg; tuber of 10 kg
Araliaceae		Trevesia palmata Snow flake tree a beautiful indoor design plant for the Christmas Season!		available this autumn from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
Cucurbitaceae		Thladiantha spec. Mountain Buffalo the largest tuber plant of the world! An eye catcher in the rock garden.		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
Dioscoreaceae		Dioscorea bulbifera Air potato something to change a pillar or a tree into a jungle!	Buy Now	now available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
Hypoxidaceae		Curculigo capitulata Palm grass a flowering plant that looks like a small palm but grows like grass: what else would you wish?		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
Leguminosae		Dwarf Bauhinia a beautiful window space plant with colourful leaves		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
Menispermaceae		Stephania spec. Mountain Turtle an unusual succulent liana that can get 100 years old and 100 kg heavy; the large tubers are used for indoor decoration like bonsai. A must for a stone garden!		limited availability in winter soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
Moraceae		Ficus species Here you find a selection of local fig tree species from strangler to dwarf and giant ficus varieties, and especially a collection of large leaf species.		available only on contract growing of rooted cuttings.
Musaceae, Bananas		Ensete glaucum "Elephant Hip Banana"		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details below)
		Musa itinerans Giant Jungle Banana Wild tropical mountain forest Banana; grows up to 12 meter tall.		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details below)
		Musa ornata ornate banana		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
		Musa yunnanensis, a new species! Yunnan Wild Banana Wild tropical mountain forest Banana; grows up to 12 meter; the most cold tolerant of all our Musa species; can tolerate frost.		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
		Musa rubinea, another new species! red dwarf banana endemic to Yunnan and new to science		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
		Musella lasiocarpa Golden Lotus banana THE Banana! A sacred flower of Buddhism. Go for a spiritual change in your garden!		now available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details below)
Palmae		Phoenix sp. Mekong river palm a very special palm from the banks of the Mekong river		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
Zingiberaceae, Gingers		Alpinia conchigera a strongly fragrant species with a cascade of small white flowers, which attract bees and butterflies; keeps leaves in winter; our most cold tolerant ginger species used in local medicine for problems related to the stomach		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
		Alpinia zerumbet "Queen of Gingers"		only available on contract growing arrangement
		Costus lacerus A large spiralling species with a great trumpet flower		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
		Globba racemosa "Dancing Girl Ginger" this smallest of all gingers makes a charming indoor pot plant; flowers continuously for up to 5 months		only available on contract growing arrangement
		Hedychium coronarium		only available on contract growing arrangement
		Hedychium flavescens		only available on contract growing arrangement
		Hedychium forrestii		only available on contract growing arrangement
		Hedychium coccineum a firework of flowers!		only available on contract growing arrangement
		Hedychium villosum Clearly the most elegant of our lili gingers		only available on contract growing arrangement
		Kaempferia rotunda		only available on contract growing arrangement
		Zingiber fragile		only available on contract growing arrangement
		Zingiber xishuangbannaese an endemic species of our area		only available on contract growing arrangement
		Zingiber zerumbet		soon available from our partners in: Europe USA (contact details for reservations below)
		unidentified Ginger species		only available on contract growing arrangement

All our species are raised in our gardens or with local people in remote mountains of Yunnan.

Should you wish to purchase mature plants or seedlings in larger quantities, please write to us to inquire wholesale or contract growing conditions. Thank you.


More of our plants are now available on wholesale and individual sale in:

EUROPE
from
TropicalPlants.de
Hagenbach (Karlsruhe)
Germany
write to:
info@tropicalplants.de

USA
from
Worldwide Orchids
P.O.Box 2188, Apopka, FL 32704
(407) 884-8600
write to:
tropicals@worldwideorchids.com

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