Nelson Plant Guy

Nelson Plant Guy 🌿 Nelson Plant Guy (NPG) 🌿
Rare plants, wild foliage & unapologetic plant hoarding 🌱
Based in sunny Nelson, NZ ☀️
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06/06/2026

🎂 Something is growing…

June 13 marks a special milestone for us at Nelson Plant Guy.

It’s hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since we launched the website. What started as two plant enthusiasts trying to fund a hobby has grown into an incredible community of collectors, growers, supporters, and friends from all around New Zealand.

To celebrate, we’ve been quietly preparing something special.

There may be a restock.

There may be a few surprises.

There may even be some familiar faces making a return.

As always, a few Easter eggs might appear along the way for those paying attention. 👀

One thing we can tell you is that if you’ve been waiting on a particular plant, it may pay to start planning now.

Many of our larger releases and restocks sell through quickly, and some plants don’t stay available for very long once they hit the website.

🌿 Save the date: June 13

🎂 365 Days of Growing Together

Keep an eye on our socials over the coming days.

You won’t want to miss what’s coming.

04/06/2026

We are back sharing a bit of our private collevtion with one Matt’s favourite Philodendron, and we’re pretty sure you can tell by how many he’s currently hoarding! And that isn’t all of them! 😅

Some plants demand attention with colour. Others do it with texture.

Philodendron Lynnhannoniae is one of those plants that stops people in their tracks. The deeply quilted foliage creates an almost reptilian appearance, with each leaf developing incredible texture and character as the plant matures.

When we first started growing these, we thought we had their care requirements completely figured out their care can be tricky. They grew well, looked healthy, and seemed happy enough. Then we moved them into our main display cabinet and they absolutely took off. M

The increased humidity, stable temperatures, and climbing support transformed them from nice plants into something truly special.

Unlike many of the more common climbing Philodendrons, Lynnhannoniae offers something genuinely unique in a collection. The elongated heart-shaped leaves, pronounced venation, and heavily bullate surface give it an architectural look that’s hard to capture in photos but even more impressive in person.

This species thrives when given a pole to climb, rewarding growers with increasingly larger and more dramatic foliage over time. A true collector’s Philodendron that proves you don’t need variegation to make a statement.

We are back sharing a bit of our private collevtion with one Matt’s favourite Philodendron, and we’re pretty sure you ca...
04/06/2026

We are back sharing a bit of our private collevtion with one Matt’s favourite Philodendron, and we’re pretty sure you can tell by how many he’s currently hoarding! And that isn’t all of them! 😅

Some plants demand attention with colour. Others do it with texture.

Philodendron Lynnhannoniae is one of those plants that stops people in their tracks. The deeply quilted foliage creates an almost reptilian appearance, with each leaf developing incredible texture and character as the plant matures.

When we first started growing these, we thought we had their care requirements completely figured out their care can be tricky. They grew well, looked healthy, and seemed happy enough. Then we moved them into our main display cabinet and they absolutely took off. M

The increased humidity, stable temperatures, and climbing support transformed them from nice plants into something truly special.

Unlike many of the more common climbing Philodendrons, Lynnhannoniae offers something genuinely unique in a collection. The elongated heart-shaped leaves, pronounced venation, and heavily bullate surface give it an architectural look that’s hard to capture in photos but even more impressive in person.

This species thrives when given a pole to climb, rewarding growers with increasingly larger and more dramatic foliage over time. A true collector’s Philodendron that proves you don’t need variegation to make a statement.

23/05/2026

🌿 Mystery Day Restock 🌿

We’ve quietly added a few more plants from our personal collection into the vault…

Have you waitlisted everything you’ve been chasing?

No announcement.
No date.
No time.

You’ll just have to keep a very close eye on your inbox… 📩

19/05/2026

We’re incredibly excited to finally announce that we will soon be stocking NurtureSystem No.1 PowerGrow by Kaylee Ellen.

From the beginning, we made the decision that if we were ever going to stock products alongside our plants, they had to be products we genuinely use ourselves and can confidently stand behind with the Nelson Plant Guy name attached to them. Because of that, we’ve purposely avoided stocking products just for the sake of it.

We’ve personally trialled this within our own collection and grow spaces over an extended period, and the results were genuinely impressive — stronger growth, healthier foliage, improved vigour, and overall happier plants.

What we especially love is how well it complements our own NPG Aroid Formula and NPG Alocasia Formula, creating a great balance between substrate health, root development, and nutrient support 🌱

As we continue expanding what we offer, our focus will remain the same: products we personally trust, use ourselves, and truly believe bring value to the community.

Stock updates and launch details coming soon

16/05/2026

🌿 New additions have quietly landed in The Vault…

A few more collector favourites and future projects have now been added to the Wish & Waitlist section.

Wishlist them, join the waitlist, and keep watching for the Easter eggs 👀

Link in bio.

13/05/2026

Introducing The Vault - Wish & Waitlist

Over the years NPG has released some seriously rare and highly sought-after plants, and while many may be currently unavailable, we wanted to create a place where the community could still browse, wishlist, and register interest for future releases and restocks.

So we created The Vault.

The Vault is home to previously released collector plants that have passed through NPG over the years. Some may return, while others may take a little longer to reappear depending on production timing, availability, and demand.

You can now:

- Browse past and previous releases
- Add plants to your wishlist
- Join back in stock waitlists
- Register interest for future releases and projects

The Vault also helps us keep track of what the community is most interested in. We receive a huge amount of messages and plant requests every week, which we genuinely appreciate, but as our wee team has grown busier alongside NPG’s growth (thanks to all of you), having a proper wishlist and waitlist system helps us better manage demand, future planning, and what plants collectors most want to see return.

Whether it’s an old favourite or something highly sought after, community interest genuinely helps shape what we work on next.

The Vault is now live via our website.
You can access it through the link in our bio.

Welcome to The Vault.





06/05/2026

Post Easter eggs have been dropped everywhere… 👀

You’ve unknowingly already seen the mother plant.
The question is… has anyone actually worked out what it is yet? Or spotted the clues along the way? 🌿

Private Collection Release
8PM — One Off Drop

No restocks. No repeats. Just one chance.

🌿 New Blog Live: How NPG Propagates PlantsWe’ve put together a full breakdown of how we propagate — from beginner method...
25/04/2026

🌿 New Blog Live: How NPG Propagates Plants

We’ve put together a full breakdown of how we propagate — from beginner methods through to the more advanced techniques we use behind the scenes.

No shortcuts. Just what actually works.

Inside:

* building strong root systems
* propagation methods across aroids
* moss poles, humidity & aerial roots
* the small details that actually make the difference

If you want faster growth, healthier plants, and better success rates — this is worth the read.

👇 Link in comments

22/04/2026

We didn’t change the plants. We changed what they grow in. 🌱

Left = NPG Alocasia Formula
Right = Traditional Pon

Everything else stayed the same:

* Same starting size
* Same tent
* Same environment
* Same feeding + fertiliser routine

👉 One variable. That’s it.

And the difference comes down to what’s happening at the roots.

Pon does a great job structurally — but what we found was it’s missing that biological side that really drives performance.

Our NPG Alocasia Formula is built to bridge that gap — giving you:

* airflow + structure
* moisture balance
* and a living environment around the roots

That combination is where things start to take off.

We’re seeing:

* stronger root systems
* more stable growth
* and a serious jump in corm production

One of our Pink Nobilis has pushed 40+ corms since early January, and we’ve had runs pulling 18 corms off a single plant.

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Where it started 👇

This actually came from a conversation with Jennifer after a Botanica Market — someone who really knows her stuff — and it stuck with me.

I went back and looked at what I used to run:
A simple bark + pumice mix… and Alocasia were easy.

Moved away from that → results dropped off.

That’s what kicked this whole thing off.

Pon is solid — no question — but we knew there was room to build on it, not replace it.

So we reworked things around how Alocasia actually grow:

* high airflow
* consistent moisture access
* and a more active root zone

We’re still using self-watering pots + wick systems — that part works.

We just changed what’s happening above it.

The next step was testing it wider — we repotted more Alocasia into the mix… and saw the same results again.

That’s when we knew it wasn’t a one-off.

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Trial packs coming in the next restock 👀

Plants shown are from our private collection — part of the next generation of corm producers we’re working on.

If you want the full breakdown, it’s all up on our website in the NPG Media section.

The root zone is everything. Get that right — the plant follows.

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