Perennials, Tropicals > Dracaena > Dracaena aubryana > Dracaena aubryana
Dracaena aubryana
Lance Dracaena
Origin: Native to West and Central Africa from Sierra Leone to Congo-Kinshasa and Angola.
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Dracaena |
| Species |
| aubryana |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Dracaena humilis, Draco humilis. |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-1.1) to above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 30 - 40 |
| Height |
| 1.2 - 2.4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Grow in sun to partial shade, plant requires consistently moist soil. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| In moist deep shade in forests. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Usually unbranched, erect, often twisted spirally. |
| Leaf Description |
| Glossy arrow-shaped green leaves with entire margins and parallel venation, 10 –60 cm long, and 1.5 –15 cm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescence erect, spicate or paniculate, 9–70 cm long, unbranched or with a few branches near the base; flowers in groups of 3 – 7 on distinct knobs with a single triangular bract to 10 mm long; pedicel 0–2 mm long, articulated below the middle. Flowers white or greenish-white, and fragrant. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By woody stem cuttings or air layering. |
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