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Dracaena braunii
Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena braunii) is a low, spreading, stoloniferous herb from coastal West-Central Africa that forms dense carpets. It is grown indoors in water or moist soil, and grows best in shade with steady moisture and warmth.
Dracaena braunii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It was named after the German collector Braun, Johannes M. (1859–1893). Most plants named Dracaena braunii in cultivation are Dracaena sanderiana, a plant with flowers five times longer than those of D. braunii, while the leaf base is not congested as in D. braunii.
Dracaena braunii is native to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. It is found at the edge of coastal forests and the transition between mangrove and savannah, in shade, laterite to sandy soil, also on rocks, tolerating sea spray from the surf, at altitudes of 0–20 m.
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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.
