Dracaena hanningtonii

Blue sansevieria

A rhizomatous succulent formerly known as Sansevieria ehrenbergii, with stiff, near-cylindrical, grooved blue-green leaves 0.5–1.5 m long arranged in a flat fan on a short stem, spreading into dense clumps. It grows in dry bushland from the Horn of Africa and East Africa to south-west Arabia, and was used by the Maasai for fibre, rope and wound dressings. In cultivation it wants hot, bright, dry conditions and a free-draining mix.

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

It grows in semi-arid to arid bushland and open scrub on rocky and sandy ground, often in the partial shade of shrubs and small trees, and is notably abundant along Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania.

Twenty-three GBIF records carry an elevation, from 135 to 1800 m with a median of 1050 m, mostly on the Ethiopian and Somali plateaus and East African highland margins.

Ethiopia, Eritrea and DjiboutiSomaliaSudan and South SudanKenya, Uganda and TanzaniaYemen, Oman and Saudi Arabia

🔒 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.