About Go Helios

GoHelios is the home of the National Plant Specification (NPS)

The NPS is an important vehicle to aid the specification and delivery of reliable plant material throughout the landscape industry.

The regularly updated National Plant Specification takes the guesswork out of plant procurement by providing a comprehensive and accurate 'bible' for the specification of plants and ensuring an effective method of producing rigorously specified plant schedules. By stipulating supply under the NPS, specifiers can be sure that plants are supplied to their exact specification and that different nurseries will provide like-for-like quotations.

The NPS covers all the most commonly specified plant groups (classes) and defines the criteria used in the specification of plants within each - including wildflowers and native species.
GoHelios Plant Selector is a searchable plant database program based around the industry approved Species Lists and Specifications; providing species lists, characteristics, photographs and many thousands of plant specifications in accordance with the NPS.

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