Dracaena neobella

A snake plant from rocky places in the Kenyan Rift Valley and southern Tanzania, described as Sansevieria bella and renamed Dracaena neobella in 2021 because the name Dracaena bella was already taken. It grows on rock outcrops from about 730 m to over 2,000 m.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Specimens come from Kojonga Gorge (1,800 m) and Ewaso Ngiro (2,027 m) in Kenya, and Ruaha and Udzungwa in Tanzania, one 'on large outcrop of rock' at 730 m. It grows in soil pockets on rock in dry bushland.

Recorded from about 730 m (Ruaha) to 2,030 m (Ewaso Ngiro, Narok).

Kenya (Kajiado, Narok)Tanzania (Iringa)

🔒 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.