Dracaena angolensis

Cylindrical snake plant

A succulent, stemless dracaena, better known as Sansevieria cylindrica, with stiff cylindrical grey-green leaves up to 2 m long rising in fans from creeping rhizomes. It comes from dry savanna and thicket in Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe, which have a summer rainy season and a long dry winter. It is very drought-tolerant and wants bright light and sparse winter watering.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Dry woodland, thicket and savanna on well-drained sandy or rocky soil. It often grows in the partial shade of shrubs and trees. The rhizomes spread to form clumps, and the thick leaves store water through the dry season.

The wild records carry no elevations. The sites near Livingstone and Victoria Falls lie at roughly 900–1,000 m on the central African plateau.

AngolaZambiaZimbabwe

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.