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Rank: Newbie
Joined: 1/1/2009
Posts: 1
Location: jersey
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Greetings all and Happy New Year! May it be a safe and healthy one.
I believe I have a "lucky bamboo" plant which I received as a gift when my first son was born in April last year. It seems to have started to die. The leaves are turning yellow which I pinch off and I do keep it in very indirect light w/clean water but it's going downhill fast. What now? Thanks!
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 9/14/2008
Posts: 137
Location: Ankeny, Iowa
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Two of the most common factors are 1.) too much direct sunlight; and 2.) too salty or heavily-flouridated tap water. Give your new Lucky Bamboo a thriving start be sure to keep it away from direct sunlight, and water only with filtered or natural spring water. Keep water fresh by changing it every week, and always keep water levels at approximately an inch from the base of the canes. Lucky Bamboo prefers plenty of indirect sunlight and room temperatures at 65-70o. Although opinions differ on feeding, your Lucky Bamboo is a living organism, so it makes sense to occasionally add a mild solution to the water such as African Violet fertilizer. Since growth can be controlled by feeding, small amounts of fertilizer will keep the plant at a manageable size.
Operational Manager at Earl May Nursery and Garden Center in Ames, Iowa
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Rank: Newbie
Joined: 1/7/2009
Posts: 2
Location: Corner Brook
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In the same dish as the bamboo, is there pebbles there, for the roots to tangle with?
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Rank: Newbie
Joined: 1/20/2009
Posts: 2
Location: Texas
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I took them out from the pot and grow them in my backyard. They look prety good! vietnam flower
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Rank: Advanced Member
Joined: 1/20/2009
Posts: 53
Location: Cape York QUEENSLAND
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The plant that is wrongly called a lucky or money bamboo is a plant named Dracaena sanderiana.Google that name and you will find all the information on growing the plant.Wompoo.
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