Dracaena conspicua

A large sansevieria of East Africa, formerly Sansevieria conspicua, with long strap-shaped leaves; one Tanzanian specimen label records a leaf 180 cm long. It grows in coastal forest and bushland near the Kenyan and Tanzanian coast and inland in dry Acacia bushland, so it copes with both warm humid shade and hot dry scrub. Moved from Sansevieria into Dracaena in recent classifications; nursery labels often still use the Sansevieria name.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

GBIF records come from coastal forest edges and thickets (Tana River forests, Diani near the beach) and from red-soil Acacia–Grewia bushland on the Laikipia plateau, where it grows among grasses and shrubs.

Recorded from near sea level to about 2,000 m, but most records are coastal (median 135 m).

KenyaTanzaniaMozambiqueMalawiZambia

🔒 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.