Dracaena ballyi

Dracaena ballyi is a species of succulent plant native to Kenya and Tanzania.^[1] It grows in small rosettes with leaves that have bands of color and sharp tips.^[2] Originally collected by Peter Bally in 1963 and long cultivated as a houseplant, it was scientifically described in 2004.^[3]

Dracaena ballyi
Dracaena ballyi growing at the Meise Botanic Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Convallarioideae
Genus:	Dracaena
Species:	D. ballyi
Binomial name
Dracaena ballyi (L.E.Newton) Byng & Christenh.
Synonyms
Sansevieria ballyi L.E.Newton

Hybrids

Artificial hybrids with Dracaena parva have been obtained.^[4]