propagation

horticulture · Guest

These plants can be propagated by taking a cuting from the stem tips approx. around 6 inches in length or sections of the stem anywhere from 6 to 10 inches long. You do have the choice of rooting them in water or soil, they both work. They tend to grow slower in water then in soil, and yes they can grow in soil, most will tell you not to. If you buy commercially don't expect to get any seeds growin, there modified not to grow them to make more money. you would have to get one out of the wild. They do have a nice flower of a pale yellow to a creamy tan.

inkaria · Moderator Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Bavaria

In my oppinion its very hard to cultivate them in our climatic zone for the long time they take to be in flower. Horticulture, do you think that may be a reason for no seeds growing, too? Or is the modifying really the only reason? I´m very interested in where you get this informations, so tell us what source you get that from, please?
Regards, inkaria

SeeleSeele · one-day poster Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 1

What do you mean about modified, are you sure the wild ones can have flowers? Where did you receive this information? I never saw a picture of it (update: I finally saw one). Our community assumes the Lucky Bamboo also increases by the roots.

What do you think about this theory? Smile

willowswan · new member Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 3

This might have some info that your looking for.
http://www.americanbamboo.org/GeneralInfoPages/WhenBambooFlowers.html

chako · Posted: 27.05.2005 07:26 Post subject:

Hello willowswan!

Thank you for the link! But I think you´re barking up the wrong tree! Wink

The Lucky Bamboos botanical name is “Dracaena Sanderiana”, sometimes also called “Dracaena Sanderana” and has nothing in common with the real bamboo.
Real Bamboo belongs to the family of grasses (Poaceae).
The Lucky Bamboo is a Dragon Tree (Dracaena) and belongs to the family of the liliaceous plants (Liliaceae) or to the family of Agavaceae. (It seems that here are different opinions).

However the botanists classify our Lucky Bamboo, it is not related to the Bamboos. Wink

There are no assured reports, that the Lucky Bamboo flowers and produces seeds. But it is still a possibility. Maybe a user of the English- or German Board will give us a seriously report about a flowering Dracaena Sanderiana.

I´m looking forward to this day! Smile

Guest · Posted: 27.08.2005 16:22 Post subject:

Hi all I was looking for information because one of my stalks of "bamboo" has a new leaf growing at the base of it very close to the roots. is it ok for it to be in water? i dont want it to rot. I have 5 stems and they are about a 2 years old at least. The leaves on top are rather tall ( about 34 inches most of them) and some of them are leaning.

I decided to cut the top leaf off of the one with the new growth on it and added it to a vase of water that i placed some pothos cuttings in to see if I can get it to root and I notice that even tho it is much smaller in diameter, the bottom of the leaf looks very similar to the mother stem. I'm hoping this will root. If anyone has any suggestions I would welcome them.

Also does anyone know if I cut the leaf off, will it send out a new shoot at the top???

Cyn