Tag: Trees

  • Dragon’s Blood and Other Botanicals

    Dragon’s Blood and Other Botanicals

    It’s hard to remember all the names of plants and trees that one encounters in foreign lands. But with a name like “Dragon’s Blood” tree [Dracaena Draco] who can forget? I saw this specimen near the Sydney Botanic Gardens – it’s not a native, originating from the Canary Islands. This particular one had toppled over…