Dracaena erythraeae

A snake plant of the hot lowlands and foothills of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan, long known as Sansevieria erythraeae (with S. schweinfurthii as a synonym). Little is published about it; grow it hot, very bright and dry for most of the year, with water mainly in the summer rains.

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

Details of habitat are not published in the sources we reached. The measured sites are hot, dry country with a short summer rainy season, and related sansevierias there grow in open bushland on stony ground, often under scattered shrubs.

No recorded elevations; the measured sites lie between sea level and about 1,400 m.

EritreaEthiopiaSudanSouth Sudan

🔒 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.