The Socotra dragon's blood tree, Dracaena cinnabari, can live a thousand years. Its bright red resin is said to have medicinal properties. Photograph by Martin Edstrom, National Geographic ...

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Rancho Bernardo resident Pam Dunlap next to two of her favorite plants, the one with red flowers is Leucospermum, also known as Scarlet Ribbon, from South Africa; and behind it is the deciduous ...

Leucospermum tumbling down the rock faces provides splashes of intense colour. Vertiginous steps and narrow paths weave between the planting beds so wheelchair access is only to the top terraces.

Spring awakens spectacularly at Longwood Gardens, where the much-anticipated “Spring Blooms” display flourishes both indoors and out through May 5. As winter’s chill melts away, the Gardens ...

The protea, South Africa's flower family, is an enormous collection of genus and species that now are being grown in Mediterranean regions around the world, with many cut flower plantations here in ...

Leucospermum cordifolium 'Forever Amal' Down every pathway and turn there was another beauty or oddity to be discovered. The dramatic Dragon tree, Dracaena draco, had upright branches that almost ...

When did the yellow spots appear on your Dracaena surculosa? If they appeared during or after a wet season, the spots could be fungal. You may need to move the plant somewhere brighter with better ...

To the Abbey Garden itself, begun in 1834 by the indefatigable Augustus Smith, a gentleman from Hertfordshire with the means to take a 99-year lease on the Isles of Scilly from the Duchy of Cornwall ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A Dracaena can bring a touch of tropical elegance to your home — if you know how to meet its simple but specific needs. With many varieties to ...

What makes this faux dracaena plant the best fake plant is how real it looks and feels. It was designed and crafted so that, when guests touch its leaves, they’ll think it’s a living plant ...