Dracaena singularis
A succulent former Sansevieria from coastal Kenya and Tanzania whose mature growths are a single cylindrical leaf up to 1.8 m long. Juveniles form small rosettes of several leaves. It grows in dry coastal forest, thicket and bushland, often in dense stands on rocky ground, with a long, hot dry season. It wants strong light, heat and a gritty mix that dries out between waterings.
Where it grows wild
Specimen labels describe woodland, thicket and dry coastal forest, evergreen mixed dry rocky forest, disturbed rocky dry forest, and open to closed bushland, where it is locally common in dense stands. It grows in the ground among shrubs and under open trees, spreading by rhizomes.
Specimens with altitudes range from about 50 to 1,490 m, with a median of about 280 m. The Tanzanian records are coastal lowland (50–310 m), and a Kenyan record comes from hills at about 1,490 m.
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