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Dracaena aubrytiana

Dracaena aubrytiana is a tropical African succulent with distichous, palm-like leaves on an unbranched trunk, growing to about 2.5 m. It is a rare, less commonly grown relative of the dracaenas and needs warm, humid, bright conditions with careful watering.

Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Succulent, Palm
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, and let excess drain away; avoid soggy soil.
Soil
Well-draining, peat-based or aroid-style mix with added perlite or bark.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Leaves and sap contain saponins that can irritate the mouth and stomach if chewed or eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Equatorial Guinea to Gabon, Tanzania and S. Trop. Africa
Climate
wet tropical

About

Dracaena aubrytiana, synonym Sansevieria aubrytiana, is a succulent plant native to tropical Africa. Its leaves are distichous (arranged in two vertical rows), each leaf being up to 90 cm (35 in) long; the blade, or lamina being up to 50 cm (20 in) and the stalk or petiole being up to 40 cm (16 in). The leaves resemble those of Curculigo or palm seedlings. The unbranched trunk brings the total height to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in).

Other Dracaena plants

Dracaena aethiopica · Dracaena afromontana · Dracaena ajgal · Large-leaved dragon tree · Dracaena americana · Suji · Tree Dracaena · Lance Dracaena · Golden Dracaena · Dracaena bacularis · Dracaena ballyi · Lucky Bamboo

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dracaena aubrytiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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