Lucky Bamboo Care - Learn More About This Lucky Charm !

Why dracaena sanderiana is lucky bamboo and what exactly this plant for symbolism? Are there several reasons for this popular nickname of the dracaena? First of all, this plant under the most adverse conditions can thrive, where other plants would not survive. The same applies to the lucky, it's a matter of inner emotions and sometimes it does not take much to be happy. The second reason for the interesting epithet is connected with the old theory of Feng-Shui. The dracaena sanderiana according to Feng-Shui to recommend liberate our home or Office by the influence of the negative energy (QI). In this respect, the dracaena is incredible. You inspired peace and balance in your home, teaches us wisdom, we can be as flexible and resistant against the effects of the outside world, so that our spirit remains free and there is free. The third reason for the naming of lucky bamboo comes as this plant grows very quickly. With one or several lucky bamboos create home amazing compositions, which give much pleasure for the eye, and also much elegance to your interior. Learn all about the lucky bamboo care, symbolism and potential problems culture of dracaena sanderiana.

Dracaena Sanderiana Lucky Bamboo
Lucky Bamboo Wave Form 


The symbolism of the lucky bamboo

Lucky Bamboo Spiral Shape Design
Lucky Bamboo Spiral Shape

The lucky bamboo is a very beautiful gift idea for our loved ones, business partners, or for people, for it us hard to choose what to buy. The plant is considered the oldest luck of humanity and is used worldwide as a symbol of happiness, health, success and wealth is giving away. It gives like lucky bamboo on the occasion of the new year or other important public holidays in China and Thailand. The reason for this is again in the ancient Feng Shui - doctrine, according to which you will be surrounded by natural elements. Lucky bamboo can offer us interact with the five basic elements of this teaching - Earth, water, wood, fire and metal, and that affects our environment due to the limitation of the effects of negative energy in healing. The interpretation of the five basic elements, combined in the plant, according to Feng Shui, as follows:

-Earth - decorative stones are in the vase or soil in the pot;
-Water - that is the water, making the plant lives or water in which it is immersed.
-Tree - that's the lucky bamboo, the stem of the plant;
-Fire - a red band, which adorns the vase or individual stems;
-Metal - decorative figure, which is fixed on the vase or the pot itself.

Lucky bamboo care, symbolism and problems

Lucky Bamboo Symbolism Love and Luck
Two Rods Lucky Bamboo Symbolism Love and Luck

Again according to the Eastern Feng Shui rules, it is important to know how big is the number of rods of bamboo, which is decisive for our happiness.
-2 stalks bring happiness
-3 bars bring happiness in life
-5 bars bring health
-8 poles symbolize wealth
-9 bars bring success
-21 bars are loaded with a special blessing upon the House.

You must not give away even a lucky bamboo with 4 rods, again according to the Eastern Feng Shui rules, because the word "four" in Chinese as the word death.

Therefore, if you want to give a Draceana sanderiana, you must take care necessarily what message is transmitted through your gift. But as I said, the lucky bamboo is considered to be a good gift choice, because symbolically also your good wishes for prosperity and success are transmitted through this plant.

Form of the lucky bamboos

Lucky Bamboo Different Atmosphere
Lucky Bamboo Atmosphere 

In flower shops, the lucky bamboo in various versions can be found twisted slender bamboo, at the top, or make some bamboo stalks in groups in a heart-shaped bent, different forms, for example, small pyramids and other compositions. The form of the plant is not relevant for the messages that you want to convey. It is a matter of personal taste and expression of your desire for something unusual and impressive. On the one hand, the plant can be easily model, but on the other hand, it is easily susceptible to external influences, that is why you have to be really careful.

The necessary lucky bamboo care

Lucky Bamboo Care Elephants Ceramic
Lucky Bamboo Care

The lucky bamboo requires not much care. The system obviously requires a beautiful vase, arranged with decorative stones on the ground and water. If your dracaena in a pot prospers, good ground Earth is required. In both cases, the plant like no direct sunlight (the lucky bamboo can thrive even in the artificial light). Water only after drying the top layer of the soil Earth. The dracaena sanderiana should not be exposed in air currents. The optimum temperature range of 18 ° C to 25 degrees C.
If your dracaena has grown excessively, you can replant them, trim in a larger pot or they, and reduce as the amount of leaf.

Problems in the cultivation of dracaena sanderiana

dracaena sanderiana
Lucky Bamboo Dracaena Sanderiana

Yellowing of the leaves. One of the reasons for the yellow leaves can be direct sunlight, which means the plant is placed not in the right place. The presence of larger quantities can also cause chlorine in the water. It would be advisable in this case, the plants with rain or water bottle water and to put her away from the window to another location.
The leaves are brown. The reason for this can be dry air in the House or not enough humidity in the room. Keep in mind that the natural environment of the dracaena is the tropical forest. In this case, it is better to spray the leaves of dracaena with water, they are certainly indulge.

in combination with a White Lily

Lucky Bamboo and  White Lily
Lucky Bamboo Combination With White Lily

Yellow discolouration of the stem of the plant from the roots upwards - which means that the plant has too much fertilizer in the water. In this case, you should not fertilize the plant for several months.

Darkening of the roots. The healthy plant dracaena sanderiana has red or orange roots. If the roots are dark, Brown or black, for example, it says, the plant decays and the only way to save her is to cut the diseased part two inches deep.

Algae in the vase with lucky bamboo. If the vase with lucky bamboo in the vicinity of direct sunlight is available, it is possible that develop green algae in the water. You can solve this problem, making every 1-2 thoroughly clean the vase weeks.

Caution: Lucky bamboo can be dangerous for pets and small children, its leaves are slightly poisonous. If you want to be quiet, then make the plant at a difficult place for children and pets, where they cannot reach them.

Well, have you also a lucky bamboo at home? I personally have a lucky bamboo for years, but now I want to buy a small bamboo pyramid. I quite like the idea! And you?

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Spiral Lucky Bamboo

Black decorative stones in the vase

Lucky Bamboo and Black Stone
Lucky Bamboo Combination With Black Stone



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Lucky Bamboo Gift Idea


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