Re: Dracena draco
- To: medit-plants
- Subject: Re: Dracena draco
- From: D* M*
- Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 20:33:06 -0800
> Tim,
>
> Dracena draco does very well in less winter wet,
> coastal southern California, but does not like our
> wetter winters here in northern California. Some
> people do manage to get it to grow here, but only with
> very careful siting to give it "dry feet", and with
> protection from temperatures much below 28/29F.
I think I'm going to have to disagree there. In Daly City and Pacifica,
California, not two miles from the ocean, there are quite a few Dracena
draco trees , most often in front of older homes in lawns and parkway
strips.
Climate-wise, it never gets very warm or cold there; never much below
freezing in winter, and it's in the fog belt in summer with temperatures
typically about 15 to 18C. September's the only month where you can really
get days over 20C, and even then it's iffy. Definitely not dry feet there
either, it's a place known for moss on the sidewalks and patios.
Judging by the size of the 'trees', which is fairly uniform and somewhat
large (4m tall or so with branching), I'd guess that many were planted in
the immediate post-war housing boom, and are 50 years old or so.
Guess it was a nursery trend there for a bit, though, as I've never seen the
plants offered in Northern California garden centers.
Dan
San Jose, CA
