Lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana Sander), belongs to the Agave family and Dracaena is a perennial evergreen small tree foliage plant.
The plant is slender, with branches on the upright upper part. The rhizome runs horizontally and is nodular; the stem is thick, upright, and the plant is exquisite.
The leaves are alternate or nearly opposite, the leaves are long lanceolate, with obvious main veins, and the leaves are dark green.
The umbel has 3-10 flowers born in the leaf axils or opposite the upper leaves. The corolla is bell-shaped and the color is purple. The berries are nearly spherical and the color is black.
Lucky bamboo is native to the Galic Islands and tropical regions of Africa and Asia.
The growth habit of Lucky bamboo
Lucky bamboo likes high temperature and humidity, waterlogging tolerance, strong fertility resistance, strong cold resistance, like a half shade environment, suitable for growing in well-drained sandy soil or semi-silt sand and alluvial clay.
Lucky bamboo likes a warm environment, the temperature is suitable for 18℃~24℃, and it can grow all year round. If it is lower than 13℃, the plant will dormant and stop growing. When the temperature is too low, yellow-brown patches will appear on the tip and edge of the leaf due to insufficient water absorption by the root system. The minimum temperature for overwintering should be above 10°C.
Lucky bamboo does not have strict requirements for light and is suitable for growing under bright scattered light. Excessive light and sun exposure will cause the leaves to turn yellow, chlorosis, and slow growth.
The growth habit of Lucky bamboo
Lucky bamboo likes high temperature and humidity, waterlogging tolerance, strong fertility resistance, strong cold resistance, like a half shade environment, suitable for growing in well-drained sandy soil or semi-silt sand and alluvial clay.
Lucky bamboo likes a warm environment, the temperature is suitable for 18℃~24℃, and it can grow all year round. If it is lower than 13℃, the plant will dormant and stop growing. When the temperature is too low, yellow-brown patches will appear on the tip and edge of the leaf due to insufficient water absorption by the root system. The minimum temperature for overwintering should be above 10°C.
Lucky bamboo does not have strict requirements for light and is suitable for growing under bright scattered light. Excessive light and sun exposure will cause the leaves to turn yellow, chlorosis, and slow growth.
What is the effect of Lucky bamboo?
1. The role of Lucky bamboo art appreciation
Lucky bamboo is suitable for small potted plants. It is used to decorate the bedroom, study room, living room, etc. It can be placed on the desk, coffee table, and countertop.
It is rich and elegant, exquisite and unique, and has a good ornamental value. Moreover, the stems of Lucky bamboo are highly plastic and can be bent and shaped individually according to people’s needs, and can also be cut into sections and combined.
At present, there are many bonsais of rich and Lucky bamboo on the market, many of which are very distinctive and have a strong artistic atmosphere.
2. The role of Lucky bamboo in beautifying the environment
Putting some Lucky bamboo in home furnishings will give people a sense of freshness, and Lucky bamboo has always been used to show integrity. Placing Lucky bamboo can show the owner’s taste, style, and noble pursuit.
3. The role of Lucky bamboo purifying the air
Lucky bamboo is a kind of plant. Generally speaking, plants have the function of fresh air. It should be that they photosynthesize and release oxygen during the day. The same is true of Lucky bamboo.
Placing Lucky bamboo in the living room can purify indoor air to a certain extent and improve the environment.
4. Feng Shui function of Lucky bamboo
The name of Lucky bamboo is very auspicious, representing a kind of beautiful meaning.
In the Chinese Feng Shui method, Lucky bamboo is used to urge officials to promote the school. If you are going to be promoted to school or writing next year, you can place four Lucky bamboos in the Wenchang position at home, and the Wenchang Pagoda and the brush holder also have the effect of urging the officials to promote their studies.
These can be used at the same time to increase the power of Wenchang. In addition, Lucky bamboo has beautiful meanings such as Lucky bamboo saying safety, and its shapes are becoming more and more diverse.
- Lucky bamboo is in the shape of a tower, it is called a tower of wealth. Generally, they are three to five floors, which represent rising steadily, and they are also used upright in vases or flower pots. Generally, this kind of lucky bamboo is mainly used in Feng Shui.
- Lucky bamboos mainly include green leaf Lucky bamboo, Phnom Penh Lucky bamboo, and silver border Lucky bamboo. The good luck bamboo often referred to in feng shui refers to the green leaf good luck bamboo.
- Lucky bamboo is also known as the reversal bamboo and the auspicious curved bamboo. There are spiral, heart, figure eight, cupola, etc., which means that it can eliminate obstacles and turn into good luck. It is also used in Feng Shui.
