Welcome to the 2026 season!

We’re back baby!

New plant treasures await, with plenty more on the way.

After a gruelling winter, we’re excited to kick off a brand new season and get back to doing what we do best - bringing you weird, wonderful and seriously cool plants.

New stock will continue rolling into the store over the coming weeks, so keep checking back to see what’s landed.

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In-stock and ready to ship.
No sold listings — only what you can secure today.

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Grow with Spine City - Inside the Nursery

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  • Lobivia hybrids flowering at Spine City nursery

    How to Get the Best Flowers From Your Lobivia

    Big flowers, better colour and ridiculous displays. Here’s how we get the best from our Lobivia.

    How to Get the Best Flowers From Your Lobivia

    Big flowers, better colour and ridiculous displays. Here’s how we get the best from our Lobivia.

  • Notes From the 2025 Season

    Notes From the 2025 Season

    A look back at the quieter side of the 2025 season at Spine City — Ariocarpus, Astrophytum, Copiapoa, Lithops, Conophytum and other form plants that left a strong impression without...

    Notes From the 2025 Season

    A look back at the quieter side of the 2025 season at Spine City — Ariocarpus, Astrophytum, Copiapoa, Lithops, Conophytum and other form plants that left a strong impression without...

  • Ariocarpus Care: Slow, Precise, and Unforgiving (The Big Boys Series)

    Ariocarpus Care: Slow, Precise, and Unforgiving...

    Rare, slow-growing, and endlessly rewarding — Ariocarpus require patience, restraint, and the right balance. Here’s how we grow them at Spine City, from mineral mixes and seasonal watering to winter...

    Ariocarpus Care: Slow, Precise, and Unforgiving...

    Rare, slow-growing, and endlessly rewarding — Ariocarpus require patience, restraint, and the right balance. Here’s how we grow them at Spine City, from mineral mixes and seasonal watering to winter...

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Spine City Select

Seasonal standouts — rare cactus and succulents curated for collectors.

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About us


We’re a small cacti and succulent nursery in Victoria, specializing in rare and unique plants.

Everything we offer is grown slowly and carefully—by me—ensuring each plant is strong, resilient, and ready to thrive in your collection.

Unlike the big, mass-market nurseries that rush their plants, I take my time to grow high-quality cacti and succulents that will live long, happy lives with you.

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Archive: Explore our sold-but-legendary plants in the
Spine City Archive.

What We Grow and Where We Ship

Our nursery specialises in rare and unusual cactus and succulents, shipped safely across Australia - including Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia.

As Australia’s leading Lobivia producer, we focus heavily on unique hybrids and cultivars but our collection spans many world-class genera:

Copiapoa - cactus collection royalty, slow-growing plants from Chile with frosty skin and dark spines.

Ariocarpus - renowned for their sculptural tubercles, including hybrids and cultivars like Godzilla, Maruibo and Cauliflower.

Astrophytum - from classic star-shaped asterias to bold Kikko forms and striking variegates.

Gymnocalycium - textured bodies, rugged spines and impressive flowers.

Eriosyce, Echinopsis, Conophytum, Lithops and many more rare cactus and succulents.

From tiny seed-grown miniatures to mature specimens, we grow and ship premium plants to collectors across Australia.

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