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Dracaena zeylanica, also known as Sansevieria zeylanica, is a rhizomatous plant from southern India and Sri Lanka that is sometimes grown as a houseplant. It needs bright light, well-drained soil and infrequent watering, as it stores water in its leaves and rhizome.
Dracaena zeylanica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is better known under the synonym Sansevieria zeylanica.
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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.
