Care Tips
Bamboo of happiness Photo:"Lucky bamboo" is also popular in Russia Dracaena Sanderiana is a perennial ornamental plant that is distinguished by its increased unpretentiousness. It will outlive all the flowers in a bouquet and will grow and develop perfectly even in a glass of water. If desired, you can plant your "lucky talisman" in the soil. With minimal care, "happiness" will delight you for many years. Dracaena Sanderiana loves water. It needs abundant watering in the summer and moderate in the winter. Do not allow the soil to dry out. If your stem grows in water, you need to refresh the water every 2 weeks, adding mineral fertilizers for growth (under natural conditions, all nutrients come to the plant from the soil). The water must be filtered, or better yet, distilled, at room temperature. Otherwise, the leaves may turn yellow. When choosing a place for your indoor "bamboo", avoid a sunlit windowsill. Direct sunlight can burn the leaves. Diffuse light is preferable for Dracaena Sanderiana. "Lucky Bamboo" tolerates dry air well and does not require constant spraying. Wipe the leaves from dust from time to time. A comfortable temperature for plant growth is 18–35 °C. Any flower mixture or a special one for dracaenas can be used as soil for "lucky bamboo". The plant needs good drainage (small stones or expanded clay should be placed on the bottom of the pot). "Lucky Bamboo" grows well in a mixture of equal parts of flower soil and sand. Keep in mind that the bare stems of "lucky bamboo" look great in a transparent vessel filled with colored hydrogel. Top dressing: fertilizers for dracaenas. It is enough to replant once a year in the spring. Dracaena is propagated by apical cuttings rooted in water or moist soil, as well as by stem segments with "dormant" buds. Over time, a real tree about 70 centimeters high with an upright stem and long leaves will grow from the planted shoot. Do not expect the stem to continue to twist and the leaves to fall off by themselves (the beautiful curves are given to the plant artificially). Despite the fact that the "lucky bamboo" will become less and less reminiscent of its prototype, it will not lose any of its decorative properties, thanks to its thick green foliage. If you want to enjoy the bare stem, you will have to break off the growing shoots.
