Lucky bamboo can go for a long time with little or no fertilizer. As with light, too much is more likely to cause problems than too little, with scorched leaves providing evidence of fertilizer burn.

Lucky bamboo is sensitive to chlorine and fluoride, so rainwater or well water would be best, or at least tap water that has sat out for a few hours.

Lucky bamboo is not bamboo at all — though it bears an uncanny resemblance. Rather it’s a plant called Dracaena sanderiana. As for whether it’s lucky, that pretty much depends on you.

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The lucky bamboo plant requires a container which should measure at least two inches wider than its base diameter. Deep containers have excellent water retention abilities, which allow roots to ...

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