Click on the species name to get further information about the plant. There are also links to images and distribution maps.
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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| Dampiera stricta | Blue Dampiera | A lightly foliaged plant for sandy or well drained soils. Arching stems to 40cm display attractive blue flowers in spring and summer. Sun or part shade. Images Distribution Map | |
| Danthonia caespitosa | Common Wallaby Grass | Erect tufted grass with leaves to 30 cm and flowering stems to 90 cm. Mature flowerheads appear bleached and fluffy. Images Distribution Map | |
| Daviesia latifolia | Bitter Hop Pea | A quick growing shrub to 1.2m high and wide, featuring bronze coloured new growth and yellow/orange pea flowers in spring. Good for well drained and dry sites. Images Distribution Map | |
| Daviesia ulicifolia | Spiky Bitter Pea | An excellent restrictive plant to 1.5 x 1m. Very spiky. Yellow/orange pea flowers in spring. Images Distribution Map | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | A cosmopolitan grass that forms attractive hemispherical tufts up to 50 cm high. The flowering stems can reach 1 m. A hardy plant best suited to moister conditions, but will also grow well in drier locations. Images Distribution Map | |
| Dianella brevicaulis | Arching Flax Lily | A dense tufted clump of arching foliage to 60 cm, with flower stems to 40 cm.Small blue and yellow flowers are followed by purple-blue berries in summer. Occurs naturally in dry and coastal areas. Images Distribution Map | |
| Dianella revoluta | Narrow-leaved Flax Lily | A hardy tufted plant growing as a clump. Can spread by underground rhizomes. Leaves to 50 cm and long spikes of delicate blue flowers followed by blue berries. Suited to any well-drained site in sun or partial shade. Further information Images Distribution Map | |
| Dianella tasmanica | Tasman Flax Lily | Forms a broad leaved clump of dark green foliage, gradually spreading by underground rhizomes. Leaves to 50cm high, flowers on longer stems are blue and yellow, followed by shiny purple berries. Withstands dry periods once established. Further information. Images Distribution Map | |
| Dianella tasmanica | Tasman Stripe | A vigorous suckering form with cream-edged, pale green strappy leaves to 0.6 m. Blue flowers and berries as per the normal form. | |
| Dichelachne crinita | Long-hair Plume Grass | A grass with flowering stems to 1.2 m, often with pink tonings. Images Distribution Map | |
| Dichondra repens | Kidney Weed | A prostrate matting plant. Can be used as a lawn alternative if you are prepared to weed it. Images Distribution Map | |
| Dicksonia antarctica | Soft Tree Fern or Man Fern | A hardy fern with fronds to 2m. Garden pot or indoors when young. We also have advanced plants collected (legally) from the bush. Larger and special plants (double and triple headers) can be also be sourced to order. Further information Images Distribution Map | |
| Dillwynia cinerascens | Grey Parrot Pea | Evergreen small medium shrub with fine leaves and yellow-orange flowers in spring. Images Distribution Map | |
| Dillwynia glaberrima | Smooth Parrot Pea | A shrub to 1m with slender arching branches and yellow pea flowers in spring. Well drained and dry soils. Images Distribution Map | |
| Dillwynia sericea | Showy Parrot Pea - Fuzzy Peach | An upright shrub to 80cm with lovely, downy grey foliage with peach-coloured flowers in spring. Well drained and dry sites. Distribution Map (for the species) | |
| Diplarrena latifolia | Western Flag Iris | Forms a dense clump to 40 cm. White flowers with purple and yellow markings, on stems to 70 cm. Moist position or pots. Endemic to Tasmania. Images Distribution Map |
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| Diplarrena moraea | White Flag Iris | Forms a tussock of strap-like leaves to 60 cm. White flowers with purple and yellow markings on long stems in spring. Further information Images Distribution Map | |
| Diselma archeri | Cheshunt Pine | A slow growing conifer, endemic to Tasmanian mountains. Light green, weeping branchlets. Best in a moist, cool position or pot. Expect up to 1m high and wide in 10yrs. Further information Images Distribution Map | $6.95 |
| Disphyma crassifolium | Round Leaf Pigface | A succulent, suckering spreading plant. Prostrate, with purple-pink flowers in summer. Grows in most soils. Withstands coastal exposure. Images Distribution Map | |
| Dodonaea filiformis | Fine Leaf Hop Bush | An endemic Tasmanian shrub to 1.5 x 1m, withstanding cold and dry conditions. Soft, fine foliage. Female plants have reddish seed capsules displayed in spring. Images Distribution Map | |
| Dodonaea viscosa | Hop Bush | A hardy, vigorous, erect bushy shrub to 5m x 2m, well suited to dry conditions. Shiny green leaves. Female plants display reddish seed capsules in spring. A remarkably widespread plant with a near world-wide distribution. Note that the purple-leaved form, often sold as an Australian native, is from NZ. Further information Images Distribution Map |
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| Dodonaea viscosa | Hop Bush - female | Cutting grown female of this hardy, vigorous, erect bushy shrub to 5m x 2m that displays reddish seed capsules in spring. Well suited to dry conditions. Shiny green leaves. |
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| Dodonaea viscosa | Hop Bush - variegated | Strongly variegated form, with distinctly yellow/green foliage. The plants are females, so also get the red seed capsules for an altogether interesting effect. Well suited to dry conditions. Like most variegated plants, a little less vigorous than the normal form. |
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| Doodia australis | Rasp Fern | A hardy fern for a moist position in the garden or a pot. Grows to 50 cm. Attractive purple-pink new growth. Images Distribution Map |
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| Dracophyllum minimum | Heath Cushion Plant | Excruciatingly slow, bright green cushion plant, endemic to Tasmania's alpine country. Tiny white flowers. Best in a pot - otherwise try a cool, moist, well drained site. Images Distribution Map |