The prices shown are for plants in tubestock - 50 mm forestry tubes or 75 mm round pots. Larger sizes are available for many species.
| Species Name | Common Name | Description | Price |
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| Mazus pumilio | Swamp Mazus | A mauve-flowering, suckering groundcover for moist to wet soils. Can be invasive. Flowers early summer. Images Distribution Map | |
| Melaleuca armillaris | Bracelet Honeymyrtle | Fast growing Melaleuca that reaches 2-8 m tall and 2-4 m wide. Cream flowers in spring/summer. Adaptable to many situations, including coastal. Useful screening and hedging plant. In Tasmania only grows on some of the Bass Strait Islands. Images Distribution Map | |
| Melaleuca ericifolia | Coast Paperbark | A fine foliaged, erect large shrub or small tree to 6m x 1.5m. Creamy white flowers in spring. Loves a wet spot but also grows in drier soils. Can sucker, so is great for windbreaks. Handsome bark. Images Distribution Map | |
| Melaleuca ericifolia | Jim's Twister | An unusual spreading form of the Swamp Paperbark, with branches heading off at interesting angles. Expect 2-3m height by 3-5m width. Average to moist or wet soils. | |
| Melaleuca gibbosa | Slender Honeymyrtle | A fine foliaged shrub to 1.2 m high by 1.5m wide. Mauve flowers in spring and often autumn. Average to moist conditions. Images Distribution Map | |
| Melaleuca gibbosa | Compact form | Attractive compact plant to 0.8 m high and 1.5 m wide with much denser foliage than typical plants. | |
| Melaleuca gibbosa | Pink Passion | A form of the Slender Honeymyrtle with bright pink rather than mauve flowers. Images | |
| Melaleuca gibbosa | White-flowering form | A form of the Slender Honeymyrtle with white rather than mauve flowers. | |
| Melaleuca pustulata | Tasmanian Yellow Paperbark | A hardy, bushy shrub to 3m x 2m, endemic to Tasmania's east coast. Adapts to either moist or dry soils. Yellow flowers in spring. Images Distribution Map | |
| Melaleuca squamea | Swamp Melaleuca | A hardy, bushy shrub to 2m high and wide, happy in average to moist or wet sites. Puts on a vibrant spring show of purple flowers, flecked with yellow. Images Distribution Map | |
| Melaleuca squamea | Hurricane | A spreading form of this usually upright shrub from a very windy site. Bright-green, soft foliage with mauve flowers in spring. Expect 20 cm high x 1.5 m spread. | |
| Melaleuca squarrosa | Scented Paperbark | A narrow, erect shrub to 3m x 1m. Creamy yellow flowers in spring. Most sites including wet soils. A good hedging shrub. Images Distribution Map | |
| Melaleuca squarrosa | Coastal Carpet | A densely foliaged, prostrate form of this usually upright shrub. Spreading to 1.5m. Creamy yellow flowers in spring. Average to moist conditions. | |
| Melicytus dentatus | Tree Violet | A hardy, very spiky shrub to 2 m. Tiny fragrant flowers and small white fruits. Cold and drought hardy. Images Distribution Map G5-8, P4-8. | |
| Mentha australis | River Mint | Strongly aromatic perennial herb. Small white to lilac flowers in spring/summer. Frost hardy, but can be invasive in moist conditions. Best in a pot. Images Distribution Map |
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| Micrantheum hexandrum | Box Micrantheum | Upright shrub to 3 m with cream flowers in spring. Adapts well to drier and moist sites, full sun or part shade. Images Distribution Map | |
| Micrantheum hexandrum | Cream Cascade | Softly foliaged shrub with gently arching branchlets. Light green leaves and cream flowers in spring. To 1.2m high and wide. | |
| Micrantheum serpentinum | Serpentine Micrantheum | An upright shrub to 1.2m endemic to areas of exposed serpentine rock in western Tasmania. Cream flowers. Average to moist conditions. Images Distribution Map | |
| Microcachrys tetragona | Creeping Strawberry Pine | A prostrate endemic alpine conifer. Tiny red edible 'berries' on female plants in summer. Slow growing to 1m spread in a cool moist spot, or a beautiful cascading pot plant. Images Distribution Map | |
| Microlaena stipoides | Weeping Grass | A grass of variable habit with leaves to 60 cm andflowering stems to 1 m. Can be used as an informal lawn is sun or shade, with irregular mowing. Average to moist soils. Images Distribution Map | |
| Microsorum pustulatum | Kangaroo Fern | A spreading, slowly suckering fern with broad, upright but variable fronds to 30 cm. Images Distribution Map | |
| Microtis unifolia | Common Onion Orchid | Easy to grow terrestial orchid. A single leaf appears in autumn, followed in spring by a spray of tiny green orchid flowers. Dies back over summer. Colony forming, and can become weedy in a formal garden. Images Distribution Map | |
| Montia australasica | Mountain Purslane | Prostrate, mat-forming plant with dense green to reddish leaves and white flowers in summer. Does best in moist or wet conditions. Images Distribution Map | |
| Montia australasica | Pink form | Prostrate, mat-forming plant with dense dark green leaves and pink flowers in summer. Does best in moist or wet conditions. | |
| Muehlenbeckia gunnii | Macquarie Vine | A rampant vine - good for hiding chook sheds. Glossy foliage and attractive small creamy yellow flowers in summer. Note: The roots can clog drains, i.e. loves water. Images Distribution Map | |
| Myoporum insulare | Common Boobialla | Dense green, coastal, fire retardant bush to 3 m high and wide. White flowers in early summer. Images Distribution Map | |
| Myoporum insulare | Maria Island form | Compact form originating from a very exposed site that grows to 1.5 m high and wide. | |
| Myoporum parvifolium | Creeping Boobialla | A ground-covering plant spreading to 1.5 m with pale pink flowers in summer. Suited to most sites. Withstands coastal exposure. Very rare in Tasmania, but widespread and variable on the mainland. Images Distribution Map | |
| Myriophyllum variifolium | Variable Water Milfoil | Perennial spreding aquatic plant that roots into the substrate and has submerged and emergent bright green feathery foliage. Excellent habitat for frogs, tadpoles and other aquatic animals. Images Distribution Map |