Dracaena hyacinthoides
A rhizomatous snake plant, long known as Sansevieria hyacinthoides, that grows in dry thicket, bushveld and coastal scrub from Kenya to the Eastern Cape. It forms colonies of stiff, banded, lance-shaped leaves in the shade of shrubs and trees, and takes long dry spells in its stride. It is one of the easiest succulents to keep, provided it is not kept wet and cold.
Where it grows wild
Grows on the ground in seasonally dry thicket, bushveld, savanna and coastal dune scrub, usually in the shade or part shade of shrubs and trees, where its creeping rhizomes form dense patches. It is adapted to the seasonally dry tropics and subtropics.
Mostly lowland: the few records with an elevation span sea level to about 1,870 m, with a median of 60 m. Records cluster along the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal coast and in the Mpumalanga and Limpopo lowveld.
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