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Dracaena draco

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Dragon Tree

Dracaena Draco - Dragon Tree
Dracaena Draco – Dragon Tree

The Dragon Tree ‘Dracaena draco’ is grown for the strong architectural look that it brings to the garden. And although it is originally from tropical areas such as the Canary Islands it grows well in a range of climate zones.

Popular with landscapers due its dramatic form that makes a it great specimen tree.

Dracaena Draco
Dracaena Draco

Smaller trees are readily available for sale and these can be grown indoors, larger specimens can be expensive because of the slow growing nature or the tree.

Over time they can reach around 5-6 metres (15-20ft) in height, with a spread or crown around 3m (10ft) depending on conditions. The root system is not regarded as invasive, however the plant does contain saponins which can be harmful to cats.

Adaptable in that they grow well in cooler climates as well as warmer area, and thus are popular from Melbourne to Brisbane, across to Perth.

Dragon Trees can make a great decorative feature tree, with its spiky foliage a hardy long living tree, with some specimens hundreds or years old. Dracaena marginata is the ‘Red Edged Dragon Tree’.

How To Grow Dracaena Draco – Basic care

This is a drought tolerant once established and its strong architectural qualities make it popular with landscape designers.

The Dragon Tree is a slow growing tree that requires full sun for best growth, it can be grown in filtered light indoors, however growth rate will be slower.

This is not a plant that requires a lot of water, outdoors in the garden it will require little to no water once established. Indoors, in containers, water when the soil begins to dry.

Dracaena Draco Seeds
Dracaena Draco Seeds

Specimens are available with both single and multiple crowns, they do create very different effects in the landscape. A multi crowned tree can look great as a feature, single crowns can look good planted in groups. All will become multi crowned as they age.

The very thick trunk and the spiky strap leafed foliage give the Dragon Tree a look of its own. A excellent alternative to palm trees.

Trees will produce flowers in time, followed by masses of seeds carried high above the foliage. (see picture right)

Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) for sale in Australia


In Melbourne Try

Palm Place Nursery
THE PALM PLACE NURSERY
685 Mickleham Rd, GreenVale,Vic 3059 
Grass trees, palms, ferns, bromeliads, cycads, cordylines, yucca, bannanas, birds of paradise, succulents, dracaenas, ponytails, for all gardens sizes from small to large landscaped gardens. Advanced Date Palms available.
www.palmnursery.com.au/index.htm
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EGARDENS – Retail Online Plants & Plant Sourcing
Phone: 0411 435 314
Online Retailer of Landscaping Plants, large quantities of small pot sizes up to advanced sizes & plant Sourcing.
SYDNEY | NORTHERN NSW | GOLD COAST | BRISBANE | MELBOURNE | ADELAIDE
www.egardens.com.au
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DIACO'S GARDEN NURSERY
Online and Retail Melbourne and Geelong based garden centres. Check out their large range of indoor and outdoor plants, Australian Natives, Fruit Trees and Edibles, Succulents, Gardenias, Camellias, Hydrangeas plus a full range garden products for delivery in Melbourne.
www.diacos.com.au

Wholesale Suppliers

Downes Wholesale Nursery
DOWNES WHOLESALE NURSERY - Phone: 02 4651 0999 
111 Stanhope Road Theresa Park NSW 2570 
Offering a variety of sun hardy Australian natives and exotic trees, shrubs, groundcover's and perennials from semi advanced through to super advanced and semi-mature stock.
www.downesnursery.com.au
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PLANTMARK
email ask@plantmark.com.au 
One of Australia's largest wholesale trade nurseries. Over 30,000 species available, tubestock to advanced trees, an almost unlimited choice of plants.
www.plantmark.com.au

In Brisbane and Gold Coast Try

e gardens
EGARDENS – Retail Online Plants & Plant Sourcing
Phone: 0411 435 314
Online Retailer of Landscaping Plants, large quantities of small pot sizes up to advanced sizes & plant Sourcing.
SYDNEY | NORTHERN NSW | GOLD COAST | BRISBANE | MELBOURNE | ADELAIDE
www.egardens.com.au
Ross Evans Garden Centre
ROSS EVANS GARDEN CENTRE- phone: 0488 010 656
300 Oxley Drive Coombabah QLD 4216
Located on the north end of the Gold Coast at Runaway Bay. The 6 acre site is home to Queensland's biggest & best garden centre. Selling in volume direct to the public. Focus on top quality both in our plant & pot ranges. 
www.rossevansgardencentre.com.au

Other Nurseries

RORAIMA NURSERY
20 Swan Street, Lara, Vic. 3212 Contact: Ph/Fax: (03) 5282 8704
Mail Order and Retail NurseryCacti and succulents. Wide range of trees, palms, ferns, shrubs & perennials.

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