Introduction
Lucky Bamboo is a houseplant that grows in water. Lucky Bamboo has become one of the most popular houseplants in the past several years. Lucky Bamboo brings prosperity and good fortune to a home. Lucky Bamboo Plants require very little care and grow almost anywhere as long as you keep the water clean and chemical-free.
The number of bamboo stalks in a pot symbolize:
- (3 stalks) Happiness
- (5 stalks) Health
- (2 stalks) love & marriage
- (8 stalks) Wealth
- (9 stalks) Good Fortune
lucky bamboo is considered good luck when it represents all five feng shui elements:
- Wood: Bamboo itself
- Earth: stones in the pot
- Water: water in the pot
- Fire : red ribbon tie on the plant
- Metal: coins
How to Propagate Lucky Bamboo
- Propagate Lucky Bamboo in Soil
- Propagate Lucky Bamboo in water
Propagate Lucky Bamboo in Water
- Choose your plant with bright green leaves
- Clean the growing container
- Add a layer of stone or pebbles to stabilize the stems of the plant
- Add a water to keep the roots covered
- use filtered water don’t use the tap water because of the chlorine in the tap water.
- Put the pot in a warm spot with bright light.
- Fertilize the bamboo plant every month
Propagate Lucky Bamboo in Soil
- Take the Cutting and cut as close to the parent stalk as possible.
- choose the well-drained pot. Add some stone to the bottom of the pot for proper draining.
- Select a pot with a height of 30 cm (1 foot). Fill the pot with rich soil.
- For soil, do not make it soggy it should be moist.
- Put the pot in a warm spot with bright light or indirect sunlight.
- use organic fertilizers
Take care of bamboo Plants
- Properly Clean the growing container
- Change the water every 7 to 12 days
- Use purified water
- clean the leaves with a water spray
- cut the yellow or dead leaves
- Put the bamboo plant in light shade or indirect sunlight
