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Dracaena transvaalensis
Dracaena transvaalensis is a medium-sized tree from northern South Africa, rare in the wild, found near the Wolkberg and Olifants River valley. Its care in cultivation is not well documented, so treat it as a specialist plant and provide bright conditions and well-drained soil.
Dracaena transvaalensis, the Wolkberg dragon tree, is a medium-sized tree in the genus Dracaena found in the Olifants River Valley near Penge in the Limpopo and the adjacent Wolkberg. It looks similar to Aloe. The plant is considered rare.
The tree's national number is 30.10.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dracaena transvaalensis 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.
