About Arid Zine Nursery and Cactarium

The Arid Zine Nursery & Cactarium is the sales arm of my Arid Zine Youtube channel. It is essentially a one-man micro-nursery, located in Sydney, Australia, that specialises in rare succulents, cactus, geophytes, and caudex plants.

My focus is on strange and exotic plants, primarily from Africa and the Americas. The weirder, the better. I grow almost everything from seed, and what isn’t grown from seed has been cultivated by me. No wholesale plants; all authentically grown stock straight out of my backyard greenhouse.

This means two things:
1. Plant drops are occasional events, and there’s never lots of stock. The rarest stuff almost invariably disappears within minutes. If you want to know when a plant drop is happening, your best bet is to sign up for email updates.
2. Plant quality is guaranteed. I have too much pride to sell unhealthy plants.

Shipping Policy

Plants are generally sent out bare-rooted unless otherwise specified in the listing. Only the plant pictured in the photo is for sale; you’ll never get some alternative.

Plants are usually packaged up and sent out on Mondays. Plant orders go via Australia Post Express Post to ensure they don’t spend weeks in transit. Seed orders, on the other hand, are sent via Australia Post Regular Post.

Due to quarantine regulations, plants cannot be sent to WA, NT, or Tasmania. I also can’t send plants overseas.

Refunds and Returns Policy

If you buy something and you’re not happy with it, let me know. Very occasionally, parcels get damaged or lost in transit. Whatever the case, if you contact me, I can arrange either a refund or replacement.

Seeds are always offered within the year of their harvest — no old seeds here. That said, I can’t offer any guarantees about germination rates, because seeds can be stubborn, sowing methods can be ineffective and other variables can impact success. I don’t offer refunds for seeds that don’t germinate, but if they’re damaged in the post I can arrange a refund or replacement.

Basically, my goal is to ensure that you’re happy with your purchase. If you’re not happy, something has gone wrong, so reach out and hopefully we can work something out.