The Agave is a genus of succulent plant, native mainly to the warm regions of Mexico and the southern states of the United States, now adapted to the Mediterranean zone.
The Dragon Tree, or Canary Island Dragon Tree, is a tree native to the Canary Islands. The thousand-year-old Dragon Tree of Icod de los Vinos in Tenerife is particularly famous.
The Dragon Tree, or Canary Island Dragon Tree, is a tree native to the Canary Islands. The thousand-year-old Dragon Tree of Icod de los Vinos in Tenerife is particularly famous. It is an evergreen species, initially shrubby, but with age it becomes a widely branched tree, resembling an umbrella turned upwards by the wind. Its leaves are 30-60 cm long, straight-lanceolate, spiny at the tips, and bright green. In summer, the mature plant produces long terminal panicles of greenish flowers, followed by round, reddish-orange fruits.
Physiological and cultivation characteristics:
- It can reach a height of 3 to 10 meters and a width of 2 to 8 meters.
- It belongs to rusticity zone 9.
- It is slow-growing.
- It must be in an area exposed to full sun.
- Suitable for small gardens.
- Also suitable for large parks or gardens.
- It can be grown in pots, planters and flower boxes to decorate terraces, balconies, etc.
- It can be planted individually but is also suitable for forming groups (more plants of the same variety).
- It withstands the sea.
- It withstands asphalt.