Dracaena draco
Dragon tree
About this plant: Slow growing, evergreen trees with attractive hefty limbs and stiff but flexible leaves. Sparsely branched, the thick cylindrical trunk branches out after flowering into stout , upright arms of rosette sword shaped blue-green leaves up to 60cm in length.
When the tree is young the bark is smooth and grey, after some time the bark becomes a little more scaly with horizontal red stripes, which reminds us that this tree bleeds crimson red sap (likened to that of the blood of Dragons), when the bark is cut or bruised.
Planting Conditions: Grows in full sun or partial shade where soils are free draining. Tolerates drought, winds, salty sea spray
Mature height 7m
Dragon tree
About this plant: Slow growing, evergreen trees with attractive hefty limbs and stiff but flexible leaves. Sparsely branched, the thick cylindrical trunk branches out after flowering into stout , upright arms of rosette sword shaped blue-green leaves up to 60cm in length.
When the tree is young the bark is smooth and grey, after some time the bark becomes a little more scaly with horizontal red stripes, which reminds us that this tree bleeds crimson red sap (likened to that of the blood of Dragons), when the bark is cut or bruised.
Planting Conditions: Grows in full sun or partial shade where soils are free draining. Tolerates drought, winds, salty sea spray
Mature height 7m
Dragon tree
About this plant: Slow growing, evergreen trees with attractive hefty limbs and stiff but flexible leaves. Sparsely branched, the thick cylindrical trunk branches out after flowering into stout , upright arms of rosette sword shaped blue-green leaves up to 60cm in length.
When the tree is young the bark is smooth and grey, after some time the bark becomes a little more scaly with horizontal red stripes, which reminds us that this tree bleeds crimson red sap (likened to that of the blood of Dragons), when the bark is cut or bruised.
Planting Conditions: Grows in full sun or partial shade where soils are free draining. Tolerates drought, winds, salty sea spray
Mature height 7m