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Lily & Iris-like
Dianella nigra - Turutu
Slender flax-like leaves. Beautiful blue-purple berries (summer-autumn). Hardy in dry semi-shade.
Lily & Iris-like
Dianella nigra Margaret Pringle - Turutu
Slender variegated flax-like leaves. Beautiful blue-purple berries (summer-autumn). Hardy in dry semi-shade.
Grass
Dichelachne inaequiglumis
When in flower this grass looks beautiful due to its grace and detail, when not in flower it just looks like grass. Ours is sourced from Waitakere and it is a threatened species for the Auckland area.
Ground Cover
Dichondra aff. brevifolia
A small leaved form of Mercury Bay that forms a particularly tight turf and is ideal for immaculate lawns.
Ground Cover
Dichondra brevifolia - Mercury Bay groundcover
Far-creeping, very flat ground cover. Ideal no-mow lawn. Grows around the coast in bright sun / semi-shade.
Ground Cover
Dichondra repens - Mercury Bay Weed
Far-creeping, very flat ground cover. Ideal no-mow lawn. Grows around the coast in bright sun / semi-shade.
Ground Cover
Dichondra Slender
This is an unnamed species of Dichondra that likes swamps. Similar to Dichondra repens.
Tree Fern
Dicksonia fibrosa - Wheki-ponga
Wheki-ponga tree fern is slow growing with a thick fibrous trunk. Frost hardy.
Fern
Dicksonia lanata - Tuokura
Two forms differ in one having a short trunk, while the other spreads by runners or rhizome. Limited availability.
Tree Fern
Dicksonia squarrosa - Wheki
Wheki tree fern. Can form multiple slender stems. Prefers a little shelter. Fast growing.
Fern
Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis
Confined to geothermally active sites where it grows on heated soils. Terrestrial fern. Rhizomes long-creeping. Prefers a sunny site in damp soil. Frost and cold sensitive
Fern
Diplazium australe
Grows best in light sandy soil. Very fast growing. Soft feathery foliage grows shorter in exposed conditions.
Shrub
Discaria toumatou - Matagouri
Shrub has a tangly thorny appearance. Collector's piece as it is temperamental in warmer areas.
Ground Cover
Disphyma australe - Native Iceplant
Coastal creeping succulent. White-mauve flowers (summer). Frost tender.
Ground Cover
Disphyma australe subsp. stricticaule - Kermadec Is. Iceplant
The Kermadec Island plant is a slightly more upright form of Iceplant than the local species. Grows on cliffs and cobble beaches.
Ground Cover
Disphyma papillatum - Chatham Is. Iceplant
Small-leaved iceplant from the Chatham Islands with a dense habit. Ideal for rock gardens or hanging over walls.
Tree
Dodonaea viscosa - Ake Ake
Hardy, coastal tree. Attractive pale green seed (summer). Best kept lightly trimmed.
Tree
Dodonaea viscosa purpurea - Purple Ake Ake
Hardy, coastal tree. Purple foliage and purple seed (summer). Enjoys coastal conditions if sheltered initially.
Other
Doodia aspera - Prickly rasp fern
A vagrant species that blows in from Australia from time to time in Northland. Not seen in recent years although hybrids with Doodia australis exist around Cape Reinga.
Fern
Doodia australis - Pukupuku
Short creeping. Pink new fronds in the sun. Good pot plant. Very hardy fern in sunny, dry conditions. Was named Doodia media.
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