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Dracaena aubryana

lance dracaena

A West and Central African understory shrub, 0.3–2.5 m tall, forming clumps of erect, usually unbranched stems. It grows in deep shade in mist forest and riverine forest, so it tolerates low light well. It suits a warm, shaded room or large greenhouse and does not need extreme humidity.

Dracaena aubryana
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Deep, shady places in more or less undisturbed moist forest, including mist forest and riverine forest; herbarium labels also note secondary and disturbed forest and stream sides. It is naturalised in shaded, wet gulches in Hawaii.

From near sea level up to about 1,440 m; most GBIF records with elevations are below about 850 m.

Sierra LeoneGuineaLiberiaIvory CoastNigeriaCameroonEquatorial GuineaSão Tomé and PríncipeGabonCentral African RepublicRepublic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoAngolaZambia

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.