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Lucky bamboo, botanical name Dracaena, is tough, resilient and does not require direct sunlight. It can even grow in places like bathrooms, where sunlight is not available. It is easy to take care of, just add or replace the water once a week.
Lucky Bamboo is one of the plants recommended by Feng Shui masters to improve Feng Shui and create a space where you feel safe and more energized. An ideal balance to our high-pressured world.
Lucky Bamboo has been treated and cultivated under natural growing conditions according to Feng Shui methodology, therefore, their energies are more powerful.
The Chinese buy Luck Bamboo to celebrate a business grand opening, the purchase of a new home, or just for pure luck! The Gesture of giving 3 stalks to each guest is believed to bless the marriage with everlasting happiness and success.
Be creative! Select several sizes and shapes and create your own Lucky Bamboo art. Luck Bamboo is a natural for combination with table top water fountains. Add interest to cut flowers. Make a dramatic impression in the foyer, at home, or the reception area, at the office, with tall bamboo in a ceramic vase. Lucky Bamboo is a great conversation piece.
Buy Lucky Bamboo today for yourself, a friend, a loved one! Luck and fortune will always be with you!

How did the bamboo plant stalk get curved?
People see the fancy curls or wavy one and think that Lucky Bamboo can grow that way. Lucky Bamboo actually grows straight and does not grow curly or wavy at all. Farmers have to lay them on a huge long table in the hot house, cover 3 sides in the dark, one side has bright light and let them grow naturally toward the light, and manually rotate them periodically; more work, more curl. it takes an average of 1.5 years to make one curl.
Can I get the bamboo stalk to curl?
yes, you can do this yourself and make it curl like the farmers do when the stalk is fresh and young. The stalk is not going to grow longer but it can turn when it feels the light coming from only one side for certain length of time.

Will the bamboo stalks grow taller?
No. All the stalks receive special treatment when they have reached the shape and length needed. They only keep growing green leaves and stay green in either water or soil.

Can I propagate the bamboo stalks?
You can get any length of bamboo stalk and clean cut the bottom to the preferred length, as it will root again in about 2 months in warm weather. You can also clean cut the Lucky Bamboo stalks from the top; usually the top 2 or 3 joints will sprout again in 3 months in the summer.

How long can I expect my Lucky Bamboo to last?
Indefinitely! Just keep your bamboo well watered and apply a couple drops Green-Green fertilizer each time you change the water. Also, keep your bamboo away from direct heat.

What is the best way to keep Lucky Bamboo healthy?
Lucky Bamboo is considered extremely easy to take care of if you follow a few simple rules to provide the perfect conditions for a long, healthy life. First, avoid too much sunlight. Lucky Bamboo grows naturally under the canopy of wet tropical rain forests. It needs very little sunlight to thrive. In general, the more indirect, the better. If you see burning or browning on the tips of the leaves, the location may receive too much sunlight. Lucky Bamboo must be kept moist all the time. It prefers a few inches of fresh, or filtered water. It will also thrive in a soil mixture as long as this soil holds a lot of water. Since neither water or soil contains the vitamins, mineral and hormones that are found in it's natural growing environment, supplementation is recommended. One drop of Green-Green fertilizer added each time the water is refreshed, or changed is all that is needed.

What causes the leaves or stalks to turn yellow?
After considering the possibility of too much light, the next element to consider is the source of the water you are using. If you live in a city where fluoride is added to the water, or has a high chlorine or salt content, one of a combinations of these factors will cause this problem. Yellowing is first seen at the tip of the leaves and then spreads throughout the whole stalk until it dies. It is vital to provide pure, clean water, either by adding an effective filtering system to your tap, or by purchasing water for this purpose. If you suspect that this is your problem, and you improve the quality of your water, allow time for healthy, new foliage to form before concluding that something else must be wrong.

Can Lucky Bamboo be planted outdoors?
Unless you live in a tropical rain forest-no. It does not respond will to temperatures below 60 degrees F., must be kept very moist at all times and cannot tolerate direct sun. Keep Lucky Bamboo inside where it will thrive and enhance your living or working environment.

Visit our roses or potted plants page for other ideas that you can send to celebrate your love. We have a fine selection of roses, green plants, blooming plants and dish gardens!