Dracaena hallii
The former Sansevieria hallii, nicknamed the baseball bat for its extremely thick, rounded leaves with a channel along the upper side. It grows in the hot, dry lowveld of southeastern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and Limpopo in South Africa, often in the shade of shrubs. It is very slow, wants warmth, bright filtered light and a dry winter, and rots if kept cold and wet.
Where it grows wild
Hot, dry lowveld bushland and woodland, often in the partial shade of shrubs and in rocky or wooded kloofs. Observations cluster around Musina and the Kruger National Park in Limpopo, and a Zimbabwe specimen comes from the shade of shrubs on Triangle Ranch in Chiredzi District. Plants form a few very thick, boat- or bat-shaped leaves from underground rhizomes.
No records carry elevations; the lowveld where it grows lies mostly between about 300 and 700 m.
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