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Dracaena caboverdeana

Dracaena caboverdeana is the Cape Verde dragon tree, endemic to the islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau and Fogo and separated from the Canary Islands Dracaena draco in 2017. It is a slow-growing, drought-adapted tree of dry, sunny slopes that receive only a few hundred millimetres of rain a year, much of it between August and October. Grow it like a dragon tree: full sun, warm, and a free-draining mix that dries out thoroughly between waterings.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows on dry mountain slopes on three of the Cape Verde islands. Recorded sites are at 280 to 850 m, in the zone where trade-wind cloud and mist bring some moisture to the otherwise arid islands. Dragon trees generally grow on rocky slopes and cliffs in open sun.

GBIF records carry elevations of 280 to 850 m (median 830 m), mainly on windward mid-slopes.

Cape Verde

🔒 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.