Flower Dragon

* Juvenile
* Baby
* Egg

*The bright **flower dragon** is a favorite among dragon hobbyists. Though they sometimes get carried away, they aren't really dangerous. Just remember that they only bite because they think it's playing. It's important to train them not to bite before they get too big.*
    —Nogard's description of the **flower dragon** in The Book of Dragons
The **Flower Dragon**] is a hybrid dragon of the Fire and Plant elements. It's main element is Fire.

## Appearance

The flower dragon has a curved body structure, with a thin neck resembling a flower stem. Most of its body is green, with a yellow underbelly. Its head is round and yellow, with large eyes positioned on the sides of its head and a jaw structure where the corners of the mouth curve upward. Its head is blanketed in soft, flexible orange scales resembling petals. These petal-scales are also present in a small tuft on its chest, and on the palms of its wings. Most of its wing structure is occupied by much larger petal-scales, in a soft shade of pink compared to the fiery orange on the head. Its legs are thick and elephant-like, and its long tail extends into three plantlike curlicues, similar to a plant dragon's tail.

## Abilities

### Weapons

Flower dragons are highly poisonous if consumed and if bitten, they taste so terrible that the predator will usually let go. Any predator that does eat a flower dragon will get a terrible stomachache and die. The bite of an adult is also toxic and causes hideous swelling.

### Defenses

Due to their uncanny resemblance to a flower, the flower dragon can disguise itself inside garden beds and meadows.

### Other Abilities

Flower dragons use their bright colors to lure insects, which are their prey.

### Breath Weapon

An ability inherited from its ancestor, the plant dragon, flower dragons have growth hormones in their breath, which they use on flowers to grow them to large sizes so they will have a home to camouflage in.

### Weaknesses

Flower dragons have stubby legs, so they are not fast or agile at all. Their bright colors make them quite obvious when not surrounded by flowers.

## Habitat

### Regions

Flower dragons are found almost anywhere there are lots of flowers. Large numbers live in the Cadberry Meadows and the Sykie Meadows. They can be found throughout the Great Forest and as far north as the Forests of Farn.

### Preferred Home

These dragon are known to live anywhere flowers grow that isn't terribly cold.

### Sheltering/Nesting

Flower dragons use their breath to grow existing flowers into an impenetrable dome of giant flowers.

## Diet

Flower dragons eat insects. They are too fond of plants to eat them, especially flowers.

## Lifestyle

Flower dragons have a common display ritual in which they flare their large, pink wings in front of them, one after the other- they use both at once only rarely. This is often called the "flower dance" and is a very common behavior pattern in flower dragons, even if no other flower dragons are present in their habitat.

## When in a park

### Breeding

The flower dragon is the most common hybrid dragon of the all; it only requires the Fire and Plant elements in the breeding pool.

## Notable Dragons

* Pinkpoppy (Rudna)
* Tulip (Sirotta Miller)

## References

* The Book of Dragons, The Great Nogard

**Primary**
*Fire Dragon*

**Hybrids**
*Poison Dragon* - ***Flower Dragon*** - *Lava Dragon* - *Obsidian Dragon* - *Blue Fire Dragon* - *Frostfire Dragon* - *Scorch Dragon* - *Firefly Dragon* - *Salamander Dragon* - *Coral Dragon* - *Smoke Dragon* - *Blazing Dragon* - *Forge Dragon* - *Brass Dragon* - *Ember Dragon* - *Heat Dragon* - *Dungeon Dragon* - *Watch Dragon*

 **Golden Hybrids**
*Pepper Dragon* - *Soot Dragon* - *Inferno Dragon* - *Smolder Dragon* - *Molten Dragon* - *Sulfur Dragon*

**Primary**
*Plant Dragon*

**Hybrids**
*Poison Dragon* - ***Flower Dragon*** - *Tree Dragon* - *Moss Dragon* - *Evergreen Dragon* - *Lichen Dragon* - *Cactus Dragon* - *Ash Dragon* - *Swamp Dragon* - *Seaweed Dragon* - *Pollen Dragon* - *Willow Dragon* - *Ironwood Dragon* - *Malachite Dragon* - *Meadow Dragon* - *Luminous Dragon* - *Fungus Dragon* - *Nightshade Dragon*

 **Golden Hybrids**
*Pepper Dragon* - *Forest Dragon* - *Conifer Dragon* - *Ivy Dragon* - *Thistle Dragon* - *Orchid Dragon* - *Thorn Dragon* - *Bramble Dragon*