Dracaena masoniana — a medium houseplant
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Dracaena masoniana

Dracaena Masoniana

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Dracaena masoniana, synonym Sansevieria masoniana, is a species of Dracaena native to Africa and originally collected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was initially known in cultivation under the cultivar name 'Mason Congo'. Commonly grown as a houseplant for its striking foliage, it can survive in bright filtered light or shade and with infrequent watering. Often grown as a single large, stiff leaf in pots, the plant's other common names include "whale fin" or "shark's fin".

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Dracaena
Family
Asparagaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Whale Fin Plant en Sansevieria Masoniana en Lidah Mertua ar سانسوریا راکتی، سانوریا باله نهنگی، ar سانسوریا مهتابی he סנפיר הליוויתן
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Dracaena masoniana leaf
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Dracaena masoniana leaf
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Dracaena masoniana flower
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Dracaena masoniana flower
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Dracaena masoniana fruit
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Dracaena masoniana bark
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