👉 Rhipidigorgia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, commonly known as dragon flowers or dragon thorns. These are evergreen shrubs with large, egg-shaped leaves and small, tubular flowers that can be up to 30 centimeters long. The flowers have four petals with five sepals and five petals, resembling a snake's scales. They produce seeds that can grow underground for several years before emerging again.