I had a lucky bamboo for about 5 years now. Or rather, three, as the are each individual plants.
I put them in a glass vase with small stones and water. They are standing on a shelf near a window although they get hardly any direct sunlight, and even then only for half the day. They grew a few shoots over the years but that was about all. Recently one of them dried out and died so I removed it but the others are still green.
It seems the most important thing is to avoid direct sunlight and keep the water level slightly above the level of the growing medium.
I put them in a glass vase with small stones and water. They are standing on a shelf near a window although they get hardly any direct sunlight, and even then only for half the day. They grew a few shoots over the years but that was about all. Recently one of them dried out and died so I removed it but the others are still green.
It seems the most important thing is to avoid direct sunlight and keep the water level slightly above the level of the growing medium.
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I picked up a lucky bamboo from the grocery store about a year ago. Think I paid all of $3.00 for it.
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The pot it came in is on the right. About 2 months ago I put it in a much larger pot. Currently sits on the windowsill in my kitchen. No direct sunlight. Growing like crazy. Used cactus and succulent soil for it. Pot has no drainage but about 3 inches of gravel in the bottom. Just been judging the need for water by the weight. Don't know if it'll be 'lucky bamboo' anymore. Just looking to turn it into a large houseplant.
[img]https://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/derkap10_photo/Bonsai/PlantsandTrees029.jpg[/img]
The pot it came in is on the right. About 2 months ago I put it in a much larger pot. Currently sits on the windowsill in my kitchen. No direct sunlight. Growing like crazy. Used cactus and succulent soil for it. Pot has no drainage but about 3 inches of gravel in the bottom. Just been judging the need for water by the weight. Don't know if it'll be 'lucky bamboo' anymore. Just looking to turn it into a large houseplant.