Species · genus Dracaena · Asparagaceae
African Bowstring Hemp
Sansevieria cylindrica Bojer ex Hook.
Cultivars of S. cylindrica
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under S. cylindrica yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
Sansevieria cylindrica is a rhizomatous geophyte with stiff, cylindrical leaves that store water, so it tolerates neglect far better than excess moisture and rots if kept wet. Plant it in a gritty, fast-draining mix and water only when the soil has dried out completely all the way through the pot. It accepts a range of light from bright indirect to some direct sun, and is unbothered by ordinary household humidity.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Bright, indirect
≈ every 28 days
Low — average room
15–29 °C
Fast-draining sandy cactus or succulent mix
Division or rooting whole leaf sections
Dilute succulent feed once or twice in spring and summer
Slow
Rarely flowers indoors
Toxic to cats & dogs
Snake plant — saponins; nausea, vomiting, drooling. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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No reference gallery yet
A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.
Add imagesSources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ASPCA
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