Dracaena aubryana (Lance Dracaena)
Botanical Information
Family | Asparagaceae |
Genus | Dracaena |
Species | aubryana |
Synonyms | Dracaena humilis, Draco humilis. |
Category | Perennials, Tropicals |
Type | Shrub (evergreen) |
Origin | Native to West and Central Africa from Sierra Leone to Congo-Kinshasa and Angola. |
Details
USDA Hardiness Zone | 10a - 11 |
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canadian Hardiness Zone | Requires cold season protection under glass. |
Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
RHS Hardiness Zone | H3 - H1c |
RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
Temperature (°C) | (-1.1) to above 4.5 |
Temperature (°F) | 30 - 40 |
Height | 1.2 - 2.4 m |
Growth | Medium |
Description and Growing Information
Propagation | By woody stem cuttings or air layering. |
Cultivation | Grow in sun to partial shade, plant requires consistently moist soil. |
Notable Specimens | Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
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. |