I bought one of these plants recently, they were displayed
next to the supermarket checkout, so it was definitely
an impulse buy. Trouble was I got it home and hadn’t a clue
what to do with it, or even what it was. So, I did a bit
of research and came up with this:
Lucky Bamboo is often given as a gift in China.
For example as a housewarming present, to welcome a new baby or
at Chinese New Year. The luck you get will depend on the number
of stems you have. Three will bring you happiness, five will
bring you prosperity, and six will improve your health.
However, you must never have four, because the Chinese word
for the number four is very similar to the word for death,
so this is considered very unlucky.
Although it is called Lucky Bamboo, it is in fact
Dracaena sanderiana a member of the Lily family.
A native of rainforest floors it is easy to grow because it
require little direct light, in fact too much light can
be harmful. Furthermore, it can survive quite happily
in a vase of water, just refresh it every week or so.
If you are using tap water, leave it to stand for about
24 hours before using it to allow salts, and chemicals
to dissipate. Alternatively, pot it up using a free draining
compost with plenty of drainage in the bottom of the pot.
And that is pretty much it. Be warned it can grow quite big,
about 1.5 metres, so make sure you can give it houseroom.
More Info:
http://www.chiff.com/a/lucky-bamboo.htm
Jack Yan
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