dragon tree
Canary Islands native
A dragon tree is a tropical tree with sword-shaped leaves clustered at the ends of thick branches, native to the Canary Islands and related regions.
The name comes from the dark red resin it produces, called dragon's blood, historically used in dyes and medicine.
Dragon trees grow slowly and can live for centuries, developing distinctive umbrella-shaped canopies.
- dracaenaTropical ornamental houseplant
- blood redRich, dark scarlet
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- botanicalRelated to plants
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
ornamental plant · evergreen · Canary Islands · gnarled · drought tolerant · endemic species · rare species · living fossil · resin · houseplant · endemic · wound healing · natural remedy · xerophyte · monocot · perennial · slow growing · conservation
plant morphology
dragon treefern
Spore-spreading vascular plant
moss · grass · ground cover · creeping vine · lichen