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Dracaena jayniana

Dracaena jayniana is a woody, branching tree from limestone karsts in Thailand, described in 2012 and known locally as Chan daeng. It is grown as a container or indoor plant where a warm, bright, lightly watered setup suits it.

Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil dry out; reduce in winter and never let it sit wet.
Soil
Free-draining potting mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts of Dracaena plants contain saponins and can cause mouth irritation, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Thailand
Climate
wet tropical

About

Dracaena jayniana is a species of plant in the genus Dracaena. It was described by Paul Wilkin and Piyakaset Suksathan in 2012. It is known as Chan daeng in Thai. The specific epithet is named for Jayne Spasojevic, a donor to a school in Portfield, Dorset.

Where it grows

The species is found on hilltop limestone karsts from central to northeastern Thailand, 300–500 meters in elevation.

Other Dracaena plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dracaena jayniana 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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