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[Altanana]

Hello, I am Alta and found you looking for info about a Lucky Bamboo plant. It is my neighbor's and I am caring for it while they are up north. It has four "layers", the center stalk is curled 3 times and about 15" tall, the second level has 7 stalks, third has 13 and the bottom has 20.

It has sprouted new leaves, and I am wondering if I should cut them and keep her plant as she had it. What I need to know is where do you cut the new leaves, at the base where it comes out or just above. I don't want to injure the original stalk.

It also has several dead stalks which I am thinking of replacing with wood dowells until I can grow new ones the same size in diameter so as to keep the symetry of the arrangement. I am concerned about them causing others adjacent to them to die.

http://www.plant-care.com/lucky-bamboo.html

I found this online. Has anyone read it and does it have any information on growing "Lucky Bamboo".

From what I have found so far, the curles are caused by laying the plant on it's side and letting it grow to the light, but how do you keep the roots wet? Possibly with florists foam?

I have read that you can also "braid" them, but when do you start to do this?

Thanks for this site and I hope we can find more information. I will continue to search and report anything that I find.

[chako]

Hello Altanana!

Welcome to our board!

I think it´s not a good idea to cut the new leaves. Most people care for this plant only to see the spouts growing. If you cut off the sprout, the plant will get new sprouts.

Remove the dead stalks as soon as possible, otherwise the healthy ones are getting yellow too!
You can replace the removed stalks with other sticks, but do not use wood, it will rot if it is in water for long time!

I´m sorry, but growing new stalks with the same diameter will take a long time (I think years) in climatic zones like Europe or the most areas of North America. This is no solution to complete the arrangement of your neighbours.

Maybe it´s better to disassemble the arrangement and pot the plants in soil or a kind of hydroponics. Arrange it new, but keep a little distance between the stalks (one centimetre or more) this is much better for the plants.

I´ve not read the book but I belief, that there is no better knowledge of the “Dracaena Sanderiana”. It´s better to save the money and share your experiences on this board for other users. This is the fastest way to get more information of this plant!

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I think it would be wonderful if someone bought the book and would visit this website and give us some good useful info. An educated person always has the best advice. Read, research, and post.