How plants and fungi grow in the wild, and where cultivars came from.

Dracaena trifasciata Snake plant

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena fragrans Corn plant

Intermediate · Dry air · Shade

Dracaena cinnabari Socotra dragon tree

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena draco Canary Islands dragon tree

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena reflexa

Intermediate · Dry air · Dappled light

Dracaena pinguicula

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena halapepe Halapepe

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena sanderiana Lucky bamboo

Warm-growing · Dry air · Shade

Dracaena angolensis Cylindrical snake plant

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena mannii

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Dracaena tamaranae Gran Canaria dragon tree

Cool-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena aletriformis Large-leaved dragon tree

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Dracaena angustifolia Narrow-leaved dracaena

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Dracaena eilensis

Warm-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena hanningtonii Blue sansevieria

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena hyacinthoides Mother-in-law's tongue

Intermediate · Dry air · Dappled light

Dracaena arborea

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena braunii

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Dracaena ellenbeckiana

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena elliptica

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Dracaena kaweesakii

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena konaensis Hala pepe

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena serrulata Arabian dragon tree

Cool-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena surculosa Gold dust dracaena

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Dracaena umbraculifera Umbrella dracaena

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Dracaena aethiopica

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena aurea Halapepe

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena cochinchinensis

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena goldieana Queen of dracaenas

Warm-growing · Humid air · Deep shade

Dracaena ombet Gabal Elba dragon tree

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena pethera

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena steudneri Northern large-leaved dragon tree

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Dracaena suffruticosa

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena viridiflora

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Dracaena zeylanica Ceylon bowstring hemp

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena bagamoyensis snake plant

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena fernaldii Lanai hala pepe

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena malawiana

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena masoniana Whale fin

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena ovata

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Dracaena rockii Maui hala pepe

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena afromontana

Intermediate · Ordinary room humidity · Dappled light

Dracaena arborescens

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena bacularis

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena cantleyi

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Shade

Dracaena concinna

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena forbesii Waianae Range hala pepe

Warm-growing · Ordinary room humidity · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena hallii Baseball bat

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena pearsonii

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena singularis

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena spathulata

Intermediate · Dry air · Dappled light

Dracaena stuckyi

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena ajgal Moroccan dragon tree

Cool-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena aubrytiana

Intermediate · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena ballyi

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena caboverdeana

Intermediate · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena jayniana Chan daeng

Warm-growing · Dry air · Full sun

Dracaena phillipsiae

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena transvaalensis Wolkberg dragon tree

Cool-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light

Dracaena marginata Madagascar dragon tree

Warm-growing · Dry air · Bright, filtered light