Young plants

Young plants in Singapore

Updated 4 November 2026

Young plants in Singapore typically cost about S$5 for a small houseplant and about S$129 for a 60 to 120 cm olive tree, with a grafted avocado tree near S$75. The quickest way to see current prices and availability is a request on BlaBlaPrice, where sellers reply with their own offers.

Import permits for plants

The Control of Plants (Plant Importation) Rules say that no one may import a regulated plant, plant product or regulated material except under a permit. NParks publishes the import requirements for plants with and without growing medium. If a seller brings plants in from overseas, ask them to confirm the permit before you pay.

Growing conditions and guarantees

Some sellers give no guarantee once a plant leaves them, because growing conditions vary across Singapore and pests and weather differ from one garden to the next. Ask what happens if a plant fails and whether a replacement is offered, so you know the terms before you buy.

Climate and planting time

Singapore is hot all year, with wet and dry seasons instead of winter and summer, so there is no frost to wait out and most months are suitable for planting. Heavy rain and strong sun both stress young roots, so plant in the cooler hours, water on hot days and check drainage after heavy rain.

How plants are bought here

Plants are priced per pot or per tree, and sizes are given in inches for pots and in centimetres or metres for trees. Ask whether delivery to Tampines, Jurong West, Woodlands or Ang Mo Kio includes careful packing, and whether a large tree needs collection instead.

What to write in your request

Name the plant or crop, the age or size you want, the pot or height, the quantity and where it will go, indoors or outdoors. Add your budget, your delivery town and the date you need the plant. Sellers reply in the chat with their price, size and delivery terms.

On BlaBlaPrice you describe the plants you want in your own words, and a photo of the spot helps. The service is free for buyers. Its AI reads the request, asks for missing details, looks through sellers' websites and price lists in Singapore, and shows the prices and businesses it found. Sellers registered on BlaBlaPrice reply with their own offer, and your contacts stay hidden until you choose to share them. For related categories see Seedlings & garden plants and Garden & allotment.