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Dracaena laxissima

A slender, often scrambling Dracaena of tropical African forest, widespread from Nigeria and São Tomé to Kenya and Mozambique. It grows in the forest understory from sea level to nearly 2,500 m.

Dracaena laxissima
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

It grows in lowland and montane forest, often along streams and in secondary forest, as a lax shrub whose long thin stems lean or climb through other vegetation.

Recorded from sea level to 2,470 m, median about 1,125 m.

CameroonGabonSão ToméEquatorial GuineaNigeriaDR CongoCongoCentral African RepublicUgandaKenyaTanzaniaBurundiRwandaMalawiMozambiqueZambia

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.