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Dracaena bushii

A forest Dracaena from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, described by Damen in 2018 in Blumea. It grows in the humid lowland and submontane rainforest of the Guineo-Congolian region. Grow it warm, shaded and humid.

Dracaena bushii
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Its 31 wild records come from rainforest in Cameroon and Gabon. It is assumed to be an understory plant, like most African forest dracaenas.

Few records carry elevations; the measured sites range from 134 to 1,159 m.

CameroonEquatorial GuineaGabon

🔒 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.