Seedlings & garden plants

Seedlings & garden plants

Updated 4 November 2026

Garden seedlings and plants in New Zealand cost from about NZ$1.80 for a seed packet, and NZ$12.99 to NZ$19.99 for a potted plant in a 2 to 2.5 litre pot. For offers that match your garden, your city and the plants you want, send a request on BlaBlaPrice.

Plant import and biosecurity rules

New Zealand has strict laws to protect its plants and animals from introduced species, and new plant regulations are added every year. A seller who brings plants for planting or seeds for sowing into the country must follow those rules, so ask whether a plant was grown here or imported. If you collect seed yourself, remember that on a reserve all plants and their seeds are protected by law.

Season: when to plant

Winter runs from June to August and summer from December to February, so November is the start of the planting season and a common time to buy seedlings. Ask the seller which plants suit the season you are planting in, and whether they are for summer or winter growing.

Pot sizes, delivery and what to specify

Plants are sold by pot size in litres or millimetres, so state the size you want, for example a 2.5 litre pot or a 140 mm pot, and the quantity. Name your city and ask for the delivery charge, or whether you can collect the plants instead.

What to put in your request

• Plant type or variety, for example vegetables, herbs, native plants or flowers
• Grade and form: seed packets, seedlings in a punnet, or potted plants
• Quantity and pot size in litres or millimetres
• Purpose: a vegetable patch, a border or a native planting
• Your city, whether you need delivery, and your budget in NZ$

Write your request on BlaBlaPrice in your own words, for example: 12 vegetable seedlings in punnets for a Hamilton garden, delivery included, budget NZ$80. Buyers pay nothing. The AI asks for missing details and looks through sellers' websites and price lists in New Zealand, then shows the prices it finds. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice reply in the chat with their own offer, and your contacts stay hidden until you choose to share them. Start with a request or browse Garden & allotment for related categories.