Botanical Name: Common Names:
Dracaena draco Canary Islands Dragon Tree,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Trees Upright
Description:
Architecturally striking thick-trunked evergreen tree which branches widely. Rosettes of thick blue-green sword-like foliage are soft to touch. Dragon Tree's can live for 400 years. Flowers are insignificant and followed by orange berries in summer. Dragon's Blood Trees get their name from the reddish resin from wounds. This was used to varnish violins. Grows very slowly to 5m tall.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Grows best in full sun. Very low water requirement. Trim off old leaves and apply a slow release fertiliser annually. Branching will occur naturally when flower stalk appears, berries ripen and fall off.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Asparagaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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