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Dracaena mannii

An evergreen tree dracaena of wet West and Central African forest, usually a small tree but occasionally very tall, sometimes with stilt roots. It grows in lowland and montane forest, swamp forest, forest edges, coastal dunes and riverbanks. In cultivation it is a slow, upright foliage plant that likes warmth, even moisture and bright indirect light.

Dracaena mannii
Photo: Bart Wursten, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Moist evergreen forest from lowland to montane, including swamp forest, forest edges, riverbanks and coastal dune scrub. It is a single-stemmed or branched tree, sometimes with stilt roots; young plants grow in the forest understorey.

Sea level to 1,600 m in the records (median 500 m, 92 records).

AngolaBeninCameroonCentral African RepublicCongoDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonNigeria

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.