A Houseplant That Grows In Water: Lucky Bamboo Care Tips
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I’d to introduce you to Lucky Bamboo, a plant which grows in water, and give you a few care tips to make sure yours stays as healthy as can be.
Are you a beginning houseplant gardener? Here’s a great one to get started with because it’s easy as pie to keep looking good and sure to become a topic of conversation as you’re busy showing it off.
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This is a plant which goes both ways: it grows for the long haul in both water and/or soil.
Lucky Bamboo is found in may different forms and arrangements. The number of stalks have different meanings as do the different forms like trellis, tree, spiral, etc. This isn’t something I know a lot of about, but I do know that you should avoid an arrangement using 4 stems. It’s bad luck in the Chinese culture and who needs that? 3 stems is a favorite number because it represents happiness, long life and wealth. Yes please!
The color of the ties have meaning too. This 1 of mine has gold ties which represents abundance.
Here’s 1 thing I can tell you about your Lucky Bamboo & water: if your tap water is hard (containing a lot of minerals), then you’ll need to use distilled or purified water. All dracaenas are prone to tipping so if yours is starting to show a lot of brown tips or a build of white in the vase or dish, don’t use tap water. I use purified water now for mine (it costs about a dollar a gallon & lasts for at least 2 months) & I’ve already seen a difference.
Lucky Bamboo grows just fine & looks great in pebbles, rocks or glass chips. Just make sure those roots stay covered with water.
Time to wrap this up with a few “Do Not’s:
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So pretty!!
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Awesome ! I like like bamboo.But it is quite difficult to grow.
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