Dracaena stuckyi
Dracaena stuckyi, still widely sold as Sansevieria stuckyi, is a large cylindrical-leaved snake plant from the dry lowlands of East and south-east Africa. Rhizomes run along the ground and send up clusters of short stems with erect, marbled, leathery leaves up to about 2 m tall. It grows among bushes in dry country with summer rain, so it needs strong light, warmth, a very free-draining mix and a dry winter.
Where it grows wild
Old herbarium labels record it among bushes in rich soil in the Tana River valley, near the Mozambique coast at Boror, and around Nairobi. Its relatives D. angolensis and D. pearsonii are also plants of dry bushland. Its underground rhizomes and succulent leaves store water through long dry seasons.
Collections range from coastal lowland in Mozambique to the Tana valley and around 1,600 m near Nairobi. Most of its habitat is probably below about 1,000 m.
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