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Dragon Tree
Dracaena marginata
Dragon Tree is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 10-12, that matures to about 15-20 ft × 3-10 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow and white blooms in spring and summer. It stands up well to dry soil, heat and humidity, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 10-12
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15-20 ft × 3-10 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Tough against
- Dry soil, Heat, Humidity, Poor soil
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Madagascar, Mauritius
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