dragon blood tree
Dracaena cinnabari
USDA zones10 to 12
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size30 to 40 feet tall30 to 40 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Dragon blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) is a tree for containers and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It is evergreen and drought tolerant, so it needs little care once settled.
Pairs well with Desert spoon, Sea lavender, Blonde Ambition blue grama, and Purple sage.