Dracaena dooneri

A small, rosette-forming sansevieria of East Africa, formerly Sansevieria dooneri. A Kenyan specimen was collected in forest in the Gwasi Hills near Lake Victoria, and the measured site there is cool and fairly high, so it suits a bright but not scorching spot and milder nights than most sansevierias. Moved from Sansevieria into Dracaena in recent classifications; nursery labels often still use the Sansevieria name.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

One Kenyan label reads simply 'forest' in the Gwasi Hills; other records come from a valley in Burundi at about 815 m. It probably grows in lightly shaded forest edges and thicket.

The measured Kenyan site is at about 1,990 m; a Burundi record is at 815 m.

KenyaTanzania

🔒 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.