Dianella tasmanica (TR20) TASRED®

Common Name:
Tasman Flax Lily 'Tasred'®

Description:
Dianella tasmanica (TR20) Tasred® is a bold and colourful Australian native known for its lush, upright foliage and striking seasonal highlights. This hardy clumping plant features broad, strappy green leaves that emerge with vibrant red to burgundy tones at the base, providing year-round visual interest. In spring and early summer, Tasred® produces delicate blue flowers with yellow stamens, followed by attractive purple berries that are bird-attracting and ornamental. It thrives in a wide range of conditions across Melbourne, including full sun to heavy shade, and performs well in both dry and damp soils provided they are well-drained. With excellent frost and drought tolerance once established, this variety is ideal for mass planting, borders, understorey use, and low-maintenance landscaping. Its bold foliage colour and tidy habit make it equally at home in native gardens or contemporary designs.

Form:
Shrub – Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding
Ground Cover

Mature Size:
Height: 60–70 cm
Width: 60 cm

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade
Full Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
Blue
Purple
Yellow Stamens

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Australian Native
Bird Attracting (berries)
Drought Tolerant
Frost Tolerant
Coastal Tolerant
Low Maintenance
Evergreen
Colourful Red-Burgundy Leaf Bases
Suitable for Borders, Mass Planting & Understorey Use
Perennial

Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans and pets
Ripe berries are considered edible in small amounts but best grown as ornamental

Companion Plants:
Lomandra ‘Lime Tuff’
Grevillea ‘Crimson Villea’
Westringia ‘Smokey’
Correa ‘Dusky Bells’
Viola hederacea