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Sansevieria erythraeae
Pencil Sansevieria
Origin: Erithrea, and Ethiopia, north-eastern Africa. It probably also occurs in the Sudan.
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Sansevieria |
| Species |
| erythraeae |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Sansevieria schweinfurthii Täckh. & Drar |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -1.1 - above 4.5 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A stemless rhizomatous succulent, growing in patches. |
| Landscape |
| Groundcover, container plants, and accent plant in a dry area. |
| Cultivation |
| Grown in semi-shade and should be kept on the dry side. |
| Shape |
| A stemless rhizomatous succulent, growing in clumps. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Clumps in semi-desert areas along the rivers. |
| Leaf Description |
| Cylindrical, round in cross-section, about 40-90 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter, green, erect or more or less spreading. The leaf tappers gradually to a rather stiff tip 2-3 mm long, with narrow longitudinal channels that also create 5 slightly raised ridges. |
| Flower Description |
| White, scented, pedicel 7-8 mm long, slender. Flower tube 5-7 mm long, lobes linear, revolute, subobtuse, larger than 7 mm. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| By division of rhizomes. |
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