Dracaena ovata

Dracaena ovata is a shrub or small tree up to about 2 m tall from West Africa, found from Sierra Leone to southern Cameroon, with whorls of broad, ovate leaves up to 28 cm long. It bears white flowers in terminal racemes, followed by round fruits that ripen from green to yellow-orange. As a forest-understorey dracaena it wants warmth, shade, humidity and an evenly moist, free-draining mix.

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 periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Understorey of lowland tropical forest in West and west-central Africa. Specific habitat notes were not available in the sources we could reach; its broad, thin, whorled leaves are typical of shade-dwelling forest dracaenas.

Elevation not confirmed in the sources we could reach; probably a lowland forest species.

West Africa: Sierra Leone east to southern Cameroon

🔒 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.