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Dracaena wakaensis

Dracaena wakaensis is a Gabonese Dracaena described in 2018 and named after Waka National Park. Its records are from mid-elevation forest in central Gabon, which is warm and humid with a cloudy dry season from June to August.

Dracaena wakaensis
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded in central Gabon rainforest, probably as an understory shrub like other small Gabonese Dracaena; no species-specific habitat notes were found.

Recorded from 375 to 950 m, median about 750 m.

Gabon

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.