Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

(Kahikatea) Our tallest native, who's juvenile stage has fine drooping needle-like bronze foliage. Adult trees have dark green compressed scales and bear small bright red fleshy fruit.
Hardy 30 x 10m

Dacrydium cupressinum

(Rimu) This iconic NZ native tree is slow growing with weeping young foliage forming a smart conical shape with age. The seeds are dispersed by native birds.
Hardy 25 x 10m

Dahlia 'Freckles' (E-PVR)

A Dahlia from Dr Keith Hammetts Weird and Wonderful series. Its unusual blooms are yellow with orangey red freckles covering them. A real eye catcher in the garden!
Half Hardy 0.75 x 0.75m

Dahlia 'Gor Blimey' (E-PVR)

A Dahlia from Dr Keith Hammetts Weird and Wonderful series. This green leafed dahlia has orangey red flowers with a lemon collar and yellow centre. Great as a cut flower for the vase.
Half Hardy 0.75 x 0.75m

Dahlia 'Jackson Pollock' (E-PVR)

A Dahlia from Dr Keith Hammetts Weird and Wonderful series. A dark green leathery leaved Dahlia with variegated mauve flowers speckled with purple flakes and a yellow centre.
Half Hardy 1.25 x 1m

Dahlia 'Ringo' (E-PVR)

A Dahlia from Dr Keith Hammetts Weird and Wonderful series. The eye catching, pale pink florets deepen to red towards the middle with a yellow centre. A gorgeous pick!
Half Hardy 1 x 1m

Dianella 'Badger'

An easy and reliable Dianella with eye catching grey green and white striped foliage. Great for mass planting or for highlighting a dark area in the garden. Also looks great in pots.
Frost tender 0.50 x 0.50m
(Syn. D. Silver Streak)

Dianella revoluta 'Revelation' (PVR)

This versatile Dianella has upright grey green foliage with beautiful blue flowers in Spring and Summer followed by edible purple berries. It's both wind and drought tolerant.
Hardy 0.5 x 0.5m

Dianella tasmanica 'Little Devil' (PVR)

The red new growth on grey green foliage & strong upright habit, make this a popular plant with gardeners. The small blue flowers are followed by bright blue berries in Summer.
Hardy 0.60 x 0.60m

Dicksonia fibrosa

(Wheki-ponga) A slow growing reliable tree fern with jade green fronds that eventually form a distinctive beautiful skirt of fronds encircling the thick chunky trunk at maturity.
Hardy 5 x 2m