So one gave me some bamboo and I threw them in water and they started growing roots and little baby bamboo off the main stem! What do I do with them? Can I pot them in my house? Hope the pic are clear, thanks.
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microcollie
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I couldn't get your links to work, but I'm guessing that if they're rooting in water that they're actually not bamboo, but dracaena sanderiana, which is commonly called "lucky bamboo". It can live for years in water, although I've found that they do best with filtered water with an occasional dose of fertilizer. Hard water with too many minerals, especially salts, can make the leaf tips brown. They prefer bright indirect light...direct sun will burn them and low levels will make them leggy. They can also go in well-drained soil or sand mix, but I would allow some roots to develop before potting them.
Check out some pics online of d. sandriana...if that's not what you have, then maybe try posting your pics again.
Check out some pics online of d. sandriana...if that's not what you have, then maybe try posting your pics again.
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AoibheNeasa
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I know this is an older post but thought I'd help with the pics. If it doesn't work for you, try copying and pasting.jixs wrote: [img]https://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo226/kdjixs/plants/WILMIN2010186.jpg[/img]
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It's not bamboo, it's Horsetail (Equisetum vulgare). This will live quite well as a water plant if you give it some stones to twine the roots around, but I wouldn't let it escape into your garden, because you'll never be rid of it if you do.
Technically, although it's a native plant it's classed as a weed and does become very invasive.
Technically, although it's a native plant it's classed as a weed and does become very invasive.