A lucky bamboo plant is something that can bring you good luck and make your house interior catchy at the same time! You often find a bunch of green bamboo-like stalks displayed as a showpiece to increase the beauty of a room or office.
That is a lucky bamboo plant. It mostly grows in a glass bowl or in a lovely contemporary planter. This species of Asparagaceae grows beautiful white flowers with proper care and attention.
Here we emerge with some basic guidelines about how to care for a lucky bamboo plant at home, without spending too much time or money like an expert indoor gardener-
Lucky Bamboo Plant Care: Quick Overview
Soil: Loose, acidic, and well-drained soil that can retain moist for long
Water: 2-3 times a week and always try to apply filtered or distilled water for the best result
Sun Exposer: Sun with partial shade
Fertilizer: Any home-based green fertilizer in liquid form
Hardiness Zones: 10 to 11
Why My Lucky Bamboo Turns Yellow and How to Care?
Sometimes, some unhealthy reasons lead your lucky bamboo to have yellow leaves eventually.
Some common causes of this problem are-
- When you are over or underwatering your plant
- If you use unpurified water for your lucky bamboo plant
- When you cant provide adequate light to your lucky bamboo
- Once you start fertilizing your lucky bamboo unnecessarily
- If you can’t provide enough temperature or give you your lucky bamboo inappropriate climate for long
- When your lucky bamboo plant couldn’t get enough space to thrive, because you don’t prune or repot it in time
- And when a lucky bamboo plant reaches its highest age, it will start having yellow leaves gradually.
Try to follow the caring guidance properly and provide the exact growing needs to your lucky bamboo all the time, to avoid such common troubleshooting issues efficiently.
Give your attention on time, otherwise, you won’t be able to get rid of the yellow-leaves problem from a growing lucky bamboo plant easily.
How to Take Care of Lucky Bamboo Houseplant Properly:
A lucky bamboo plant can grow in both soil and water medium. In both cases, you need to provide the plant with its other essential requirements and proper climate to let it thrive properly. Here are some growing and caring details, in this regard-
Soil or Growing Medium:
To plant your lucky bamboo plant in soil, choose loose and slightly acidic soil with a pH balance between 6.0 to 6.5. make sure it can drain well to keep your plant healthy enough.
To grow lucky bamboo in water, use filtered water only, and out in a glass planter half-filled with pebbles.
Water Needs:
Water your plant 2-3 times per week ( if growing in soil), especially during its initial growing days. If you are cultivating it in water then, try to change the water after every 8-10 days to keep it healthy enough.
In both cases, clear and filtered water helps lucky bamboo to grab its essential minerals from water.
Fertilization:
The lucky bamboo plant is not a heavy feeder houseplant. Try to make the planting soil fertile enough during the plantation.
If you want to feed your plant once in a while, try any green fertilizer. Combine the chosen fertilizer in the water first and then, apply it to your plant directly.
Needed Climate:
Climate like temperature, sunlight, humidity, etc. is the most important part of growing a lucky bamboo flawlessly. Keep your plant away from direct sunlight or full sun exposure.
Try to maintain a temperature between 65 to 90 degrees F throughout the entire growing session. It can stand high humidity even more than 50% sometimes. Try to place it near a west or south-facing window to provide the best climate.
Process of Pruning:
Pruning is very important to keep a lucky bamboo plant healthy. Try to stay updated about your indoor lucky bamboo plant every day, and trim off any unhealthy parts, whenever you find one on your plant.
Cut off any yellow leaves, discolored leaves, infected stems, overgrown stalks, etc. are some sections, you need to remove from your lucky bamboo plant, once you locate them.
How to Propagate:
A lucky bamboo plant can easily be propagated like any other houseplant. To grow it from a cutting, follow these steps below-
- Find a healthy long stem from your fully-grown lucky bamboo plant that is tender
- Now, cut it off with a shear along with 4-5 fresh leaves on it
- Then, remove 2-3 leaves young leaves from the bottom to see the nod
- Take a bowl, place some pebbles at the bottom and fill it with water after setting the cutting into the pebbles
- Or bring a small planter fill with prepared soil and tap the center part with your finger
- Place the cutting into it and water thoroughly
- Now place the planter or the bowl in a warm place in your room and let it thrive properly without any further interruption
Quick Tips:
Some other useful tips to keep your lucky bamboo plant healthy are-
- Try to tie the stalks of one container with ribbons to give it an organized shape
- Use clean and filtered water only
- Keep the soil evenly moist constantly about ½ inch deep from the top surface
- Maintain the climate warm consistently
- Repot your lucky bamboo plant, once it outgrows the current planter
- And keep the water level high, when you grow it hydrophobically
FAQ: Feng-Sui and Lucky Bamboo
Is Lucky Bamboo Lucky?
According to the Chinese Feng-Sui, lucky bamboo plants are very lucky and considered auspicious to the house they placed. However, some modern people claim it is nothing but a superstition of Chinese culture.
How Many Lucky Bamboo Plants Do I Need to Get Good Luck?
Depending on the Chinese Feng-Sui, you have to get 5 or more bamboo stalks in your lucky bamboo planter to grab the goodness of this lucky object.