Daily Dose Blogger Bios
Falling In Love, Again...
As a confirmed plant maniac, I have developed many relationships with countless plant varieties - and I have my favorites. There was my first love, Musa 'Zebrinus', the Blood Banana ... we still fool around occasionally. What can I say, I love drama. And then there was Papaver somniferum 'Black Cloud' - the opium poppy with hundreds of ruffled black petals; the outlaw- dark and dangerous... it was a fling, a summer thing. Of course there have been many, many more - some dalliances, some real relationships that grow, develop, and change... and as I mature I find that I don't fall for plants as easily as I used to. I need more than just splashy color and frilly flowers.
I've admired Dracaena draco from afar for a long time. This plant has what I am looking for - consistancy, strength, drama... it has gravitas. It's charms aren't immediately apparant, but I like that...I like things that aren't so easy to "get". It's a plant you need to know over time. It's called the Dragon Tree, and like most trees, it gets better with age, growing into it's full expression after the person who planted it is long gone - so it is a gift to the future. Pretty cool, wouldn't you say? I've got to get my hands on one! I planted one in a client's garden last week and I was so jealous - I would love it more than they will!!!
Love can do funny things to a person...
Wow! That is a huge trunk. I didn't know they got that big.
They grow super slow, Gringa - I'm sure this one is as old as the hills. The oldest known Draceana draco is somewhere in the Canary Islands, and it's estimated to be 650 years old. Check it out:
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