Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Canary Islands
Caribbean, South America
Types
Dracaena Marginata
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Number of Varieties
12010
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40000
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Habitat
Volcanic Islands
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-1210-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm850.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Frost, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Water soluble fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Fruit Bats
Allergy
Toxic
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Antidiabetic, Asthma
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
DRACAENA draco
CECROPIA palmata
Common Name
Drag, Canary island dragon tree
Snakewood Tree
In Hindi
ड्रैगन ट्री
Snakewood Tree
In German
Drachenbaum
Schlangenholz -Baum
In French
dragonnier
Amourette Arbre
In Spanish
Drago
Árbol de madera de serpiente
In Greek
Δράκος Tree
Snakewood Tree
In Portuguese
Dragoeiro
Snakewood Tree
In Polish
smok Drzewo
Snakewood Tree
In Latin
draco ligno
Snakewood Tree
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Eudicotyledoneae
Order
Liliales
Rosales
Family
Agavaceae
Urticaceae
Genus
Dracaena
Cecropia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Nolinoideae
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Number of Species
12061
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27800
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