Lucky Bamboo

Someone gave me Lucky Bamboo as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was removing the oldest and most congested canes each spring — once that clicked, the plant t…

After growing Lucky Bamboo for over a year here is what I'd tell a beginner. First: feeding with a high-nitrogen fertiliser in early spring is not optional — it's the foundation everything else depends on. Second: die-back after mass flowering which occurs once per lifetime will happen and you shou…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Lucky Bamboo and I'm not entirely sure why. yellowing leaves from drought or nitrogen deficiency has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on installing a root barrier for running bamboo before planting …

I started with one Lucky Bamboo and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand watering heavily in the first season to establish the root system — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in a poolside or water fea…

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Lucky Bamboo. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to removing the oldest and most congested canes each spring. I grow mine in a Japanese or contemporary minimalist garden design which is working rea…

I planted Lucky Bamboo at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. yellowing leaves from drought or nitrogen deficiency didn't help matters. Once I understood removing the oldest and most congested canes each spring things improve…

I had a serious problem with die-back after mass flowering which occurs once per lifetime on my Lucky Bamboo earlier this year. Caught it late and had to work hard to bring the plant back. The experience was frustrating but educational. Now that it's healthy again I can fully appreciate rapid estab…

I planted Lucky Bamboo without expecting much and it's become one of the most satisfying things in my garden. beautiful sound of canes moving in wind is something I couldn't have predicted from looking at it in a nursery. You only understand it once the plant is established and performing. I keep i…

I don't have a garden so a poolside or water feature surrounding planting is my only option for Lucky Bamboo. It absolutely works — with the right attention to removing the oldest and most congested canes each spring you can get excellent results in containers. rapid establishment and fast vertical…

I've been growing Lucky Bamboo for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. cane hardening and leafing out through summer was the clear high point — everything you're told about Lucky Bamboo at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season, whic…