how to take care of an indoor bamboo plant?

Answer 1

If it is the so called Lucky bamboo as you can see from web site below it's not really bamboo, however I don't know if it's lucky or not!

http://archive.recordonline.com/archive/2002/10/12/bz12.htm
Lucky Bamboo
It's the hottest houseplant. It's easy to grow. It always stays green. And it's got lucky powers, to boot. But here's the thing: It's not really lucky. And it's not really bamboo.

...............OTHERWISE....................
http://www.americanbamboo.org/GeneralInfoPages/GrowingBambooIndoors.html
Once thought to be among the most primitive of grasses, it has now been found (by means of DNA testing) to be one of the most highly evolved

**Bamboo Care - Bamboo Indoors**
http://www.mrbamboo.com.au/bamboo_care/indoors/indor.html
The four basics to house train your bamboo
If your bamboo is kept
1. Moist
2. Well fed
3. The growing medium well drained, AND
4. You can manage to spray the leaves with water once or twice a week (use an atomiser)
THEN, the bamboo will be robust and can repel pests.
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http://www.jademountainbamboo.com/html/info/indoors.asp

Virtually any species of bamboo can be grown indoors; however, there are some species better adapted that others.
......Bamboo needs a lot of light ......
and this is reduced indoors, even in the brightest rooms.
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Thus, the most suitable bamboos are those which grow well in semi-shade.
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They are: Bambusa multiplex and its many cultivars such as ’Alphonse Karr’, ’Fernleaf’, ’Golden Goddess’, and ’Riviereorum’ (Chinese Goddess).

Other bamboo that grow equally well are Pseudosasa japonica (Japanese Arrow Bamboo), Fargesia nitida, murieliae, adpressa, dracocephala and others of the genus. Indocalamus tesselatus and latifolius along with the genus Hibanobambusa and most species of Phyllostachys do very well at a sunny window while indoors.

Answer 2

Bamboo plants are one of the easiest low maintenance plants going. I have two and basically you water them whenever their water reaches a certain level ...usually you fill the container about 3/4 full and refill when the water gets to a 1/4 at most. They do alright in darker areas of the home, but they like light the most and will do best in an area where there is not direct sunlight but where it is light.

Look for plants which stocks are not yellowed or brown...these will die eventually especially if they are brown at the bottom. The container they are in works best if it is see through...most bamboo plants come with instructions.

Bamboo has leaves that grow upwards and they can really flourish...good luck

Answer 3

fill the container with fresh mineral water about 3/4 full and refill when the water gets to a 1/4 at most

Answer 4

can I cut my tall bamboo plant in half and grow both of them?

Answer 5

keep it wet. good luck