Stokes Tropicals began with a simple idea: that tropical plants like Bananas, Gingers, Helconias, Plumerias and unusual tropicals should be available and accessible to everyone. Below are just a few of those extraordinary plants available on this site.

" ECOLAGE, purveyors of new, exotic and unsual plants from around the world and those that call our Southern United States home. Our philosophy is simple:

OFFER LARGER PLANTS at a GREAT PRICE.

" Welcome to Jungle Music Palm Trees and Cycads! We are a family owned and operated business established in 1977 to provide the most rare and beautiful palm trees and cycads from around the world. Our palm and cycad selection is the most comprehensive anywhere. Over 1000 palm tree, cycad and other exotic plant species for sale! Looking to buy palm trees or cycads? You came to the right place! "

Cycads are living fossils--endangered species plants that have existed since the Jurassic age, over 250 million years ago. Our mission is to preserve cycads -- beautiful and rare endangered species plants -- through propagation. We grow and import cycads, fairly priced for the cycad collector, cycad nursery and for landscapers using cycads. We also offer other exotic tropical plants, books on cycads and tropicals, and rare cycad and botanical art.
Cycads have survived rampaging dinosaurs, ice ages, comets hitting the earth, and every imaginable natural disaster. " ... more

" ALOHA! This year we have added many new gingers, heliconias, bananas, tropical vines, shrubs, and many local Hawaiian favorites. We are constantly trying to bring the most up to date varieties of exotic plants and trees found nowhere else, and to make them available to you, OUR CUSTOMER!
" Bringing the Best of Exotic Tropicals to You! Our wide assortment of tropical Gingers, Bananas, Heliconias, Plumerias, Passifloras, Tropical Trees, Shrubs and Vines are continually enhanced by our commitment to new innovations and discoveries of these wonderful plants. " more

" We consider the Plumeria the most perfect plant in the world because of the following characteristics.The Plumeria looks fantastic, and it blooms from April through November. The flower does not last that long, but the bloom pod continuously keeps blooming for most of the year. The Plumeria smells like no other plant in the world and each color has its own unique fragrance. " ... more

" (...) At Gardino Nursery we specialize in rare and unusual tropical plants that are beautiful and easy to grow. We started as a backyard nursery in 1976 growing primarily ferns, orchids, and irises. Today we own a 10 acre wholesale/retail nursery in Delray Beach, Fl., but we still treat our customers the same way as we did when we started. Our job today consists in collecting rare and unusual plants... more"

" Tropical plants and seeds from around the world brought to you by The Banana Tree Inc. The world's original tropical plant and seed company.
" We are the world's original tropical plant and seeds specialist. After 40 years in business, you can depend on our experience and knowledge to provide you with only the highest of quality tropical plants and seeds.We provide tropical plant and seed that has been tested to be fresh. " ... more

INTERNATIONAL SEEDS MERCHANTS

" We are happy to bring to our customers our latest seeds offering for the year 2003. We have enjoyed a great season with you all last year and look forward to another great and green season with you.
" Do let us know which seeds interest you, and we shall get back to you with the relevant information.In case you are looking for a seed species not listed here, please send us a mail and we shall be glad to work on your query. We provide seeds germination information with our seeds orders, and also provide pre-seeds treatment details with the seeds species which require pre-seeds treatment. " more