I was given a bamboo house plant as a gift and I don't know how to look after it.
2007-12-09 02:58:24 · 5 answers · asked by Louise Michelle 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Most likely you have a Lucky Bamboo--not a Bamboo plant. The article below should help to take care of it. Personally I prefer growing the plant in water with a few river stones in the vase. Good luck! http://www.ehow.com/how_2037081_care-lucky-bamboo.html
2007-12-09 03:56:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's probably not a bamboo but a Dracaena, a kind of palm whose stems are twisted and shaped into various shapes and sold as bamboos because they look very like. Feed and water well and you shouldn't have any problems.
2007-12-10 09:59:46 · answer #2 · answered by dingbat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like it and you want to keep it it's easy to look after it.
If you don't like it and you don't want it dead because you'll probably feel guilty give it as a present to someone else.
However, the best way to look after it is to water it in time, to change the pot for a bigger one when necessary, etc ... A plant only needs light, water and... lots of attention
2007-12-09 15:58:13 · answer #3 · answered by Sense... 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can live in either a vase with water or dirt that is kept moist.. easiest way is to put in a vase with some rocks or marbles and a few inches of water.. they need little light as well.. they are very easy to grow..
2007-12-09 11:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by Denali 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jujst water will work but they grow a lot healthier in soil. Don't use sink water because after a while, the calcium will build up on the canes and it looks like fungus. Don't put it in direct sunlight because that will burn the leaves.
2007-12-09 11:49:37 · answer #5 · answered by TheDanster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋