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Bamboo-good luck plant six
Lucky Bamboo stalks tied with red ribbon symbolizing fire, Kept on the dinning table in a glass bowl with water.
Common name: Good Luck Bamboo
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Ruscaceae
Genus: Dracaena
Species: D. sanderiana
Binomial name: Dracaena sanderiana
If you are looking for a plant that is beautiful, easy to grow and symbolizes good fortune,
a Lucky Bamboo plant is the perfect choice. Known as Lucky Bamboo for centuries, this tough
resilient plant is actually Dracaena sanderiana, a member of the lily family. A tropical plant,
it is native to the rain forests of Cameroon, Africa and Southeast Asia.
Lucky Bamboo and Feng Shui:
One of the most popular feng shui cures, Lucky Bamboo activates stagnant energy and enhances the flow of
positive energy, or auspicious chi, throughout your home or workplace.
An important part of feng shui, lucky bamboo plants are
said to bring good luck and fortune, especially if the plants were given as gifts.
It is important to take proper care of your Lucky Bamboo ensuring its health and vitality.
A strong symbol of good luck, Lucky Bamboo signifies good fortune, health and prosperity.
Used in feng shui, a plant usually has a combination of all the five elements which include:
* Wood - The bamboo plant
* Earth - The stones or pebbles
* Metal - The container itself (if it is made of glass is a metal element) or you can attach a small
metal figure or coin to the container
* Water - The water in which the Lucky Bamboo plant grows
* Fire - A red ribbon tied around the bamboo stalks or the container itself
The Meaning of the Number of Stalks:
Each beautiful arrangement of Lucky Bamboo has a specific number of stalks.
According to traditions dating from the ancient Chinese, the number of stalks in a bamboo arrangement
has a significant meaning and affects different areas of your life.
* One stalk - A meaningful and simple life and overall good fortune
* Two stalks - Happy relationships, luck in love and double luck
* Three stalks - Happiness, prosperity and longevity
* Three stalks with a curly stalk in the middle - Wealth (the curly stalk signifies money)
* Four stalks - Creativity and successful academic achievement and good luck with love
* Five stalks - A balance of good luck in all aspects of life, a life of happiness, each stalk
represents one of the five parts of life.
* Six stalks - A flow of good luck, easy money and wealth from favorable conditions
* Seven stalks - Good luck in relationships; good health
* Eight stalks - Fertility and good luck to thrive and grow
* Nine stalks - Overall good health, prosperity and a successful love life
* Ten stalks - A complete and fulfilling life
* Eleven stalks - General good luck in all aspects of life
* Twenty-one stalks - Offers an all purpose blessing that is very powerful
* A Lucky Log - Lucky Bamboo leaves keep sprouting from the log signifying a strong life.
This is a popular way of wishing someone a strong successful life or a prosperous business.
Lucky or not, bamboo or not, a Lucky Bamboo plant is very elegant and attractive, and extremely easy to care for.
These tough stalks can survive in vases of pure water or in soil, and in a wide variety of light conditions.
Even a poorly kept lucky bamboo plant will live for a long time before it finally succumbs.
Light: Lucky bamboo prefer bright, filtered sunlight, such as found under a rain forest canopy.
Avoid direct sunlight as it will scorch the leaves. They are more tolerant of too little light
than too much.
Watering: Lucky bamboo can grow indefinitely in a simple vase filled with pebbles (for support) and
at least an inch of water. However, they are very sensitive to chlorine and other chemicals
commonly found in tap water. Water your lucky bamboo only with bottled or distilled water,
or tap water that has been left out for 24 hours to allow the chlorine to evaporate.
Healthy lucky bamboo roots are red, so don't be alarmed in a glass vase if you can see red roots.
Finally, good hygiene recommends that you change the water weekly.
Temperature: Lucky bamboo likes warmer temperatures of between 65ºF and 90ºF. Do not place the plants in
front of air conditioning or heating vents.
Potting Media: In addition to water, lucky bamboo can be grown in a well-drained, rich potting soil.
Keep the soil moist, but not soaking.
Fertilizer: Plants grown in water will only need to be fed every other month or so,
using a very weak liquid fertilizer. A single drop of liquid fertilizer is plenty for most
lucky bamboo arrangements. Alternatively, specialty lucky bamboo fertilizers are available.
Curly Lucky Bamboo Stalks
Lucky Bamboo stalks do not naturally grow with curls, spirals or waves. To get straight stalks to grow
into exotic and fancy shapes, growers use special techniques that force the stalks to grow in various
directions.
Dracaena sanderiana is a species of the genus Dracaena. The species was named after the German-English
gardener, Henry Frederick Conrad Sander (1847-1920). It is also known as Dracaena braunii,
Ribbon Dracaena, Lucky Bamboo, Belgian Evergreen or sometimes Ribbon Plant.
Courtesy: feng-shui.lovetoknow.com/Lucky_Bamboo_Plant
Bamboo-good luck plant six
Lucky Bamboo stalks tied with red ribbon symbolizing fire, Kept on the dinning table in a glass bowl with water.
Common name: Good Luck Bamboo
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Ruscaceae
Genus: Dracaena
Species: D. sanderiana
Binomial name: Dracaena sanderiana
If you are looking for a plant that is beautiful, easy to grow and symbolizes good fortune,
a Lucky Bamboo plant is the perfect choice. Known as Lucky Bamboo for centuries, this tough
resilient plant is actually Dracaena sanderiana, a member of the lily family. A tropical plant,
it is native to the rain forests of Cameroon, Africa and Southeast Asia.
Lucky Bamboo and Feng Shui:
One of the most popular feng shui cures, Lucky Bamboo activates stagnant energy and enhances the flow of
positive energy, or auspicious chi, throughout your home or workplace.
An important part of feng shui, lucky bamboo plants are
said to bring good luck and fortune, especially if the plants were given as gifts.
It is important to take proper care of your Lucky Bamboo ensuring its health and vitality.
A strong symbol of good luck, Lucky Bamboo signifies good fortune, health and prosperity.
Used in feng shui, a plant usually has a combination of all the five elements which include:
* Wood - The bamboo plant
* Earth - The stones or pebbles
* Metal - The container itself (if it is made of glass is a metal element) or you can attach a small
metal figure or coin to the container
* Water - The water in which the Lucky Bamboo plant grows
* Fire - A red ribbon tied around the bamboo stalks or the container itself
The Meaning of the Number of Stalks:
Each beautiful arrangement of Lucky Bamboo has a specific number of stalks.
According to traditions dating from the ancient Chinese, the number of stalks in a bamboo arrangement
has a significant meaning and affects different areas of your life.
* One stalk - A meaningful and simple life and overall good fortune
* Two stalks - Happy relationships, luck in love and double luck
* Three stalks - Happiness, prosperity and longevity
* Three stalks with a curly stalk in the middle - Wealth (the curly stalk signifies money)
* Four stalks - Creativity and successful academic achievement and good luck with love
* Five stalks - A balance of good luck in all aspects of life, a life of happiness, each stalk
represents one of the five parts of life.
* Six stalks - A flow of good luck, easy money and wealth from favorable conditions
* Seven stalks - Good luck in relationships; good health
* Eight stalks - Fertility and good luck to thrive and grow
* Nine stalks - Overall good health, prosperity and a successful love life
* Ten stalks - A complete and fulfilling life
* Eleven stalks - General good luck in all aspects of life
* Twenty-one stalks - Offers an all purpose blessing that is very powerful
* A Lucky Log - Lucky Bamboo leaves keep sprouting from the log signifying a strong life.
This is a popular way of wishing someone a strong successful life or a prosperous business.
Lucky or not, bamboo or not, a Lucky Bamboo plant is very elegant and attractive, and extremely easy to care for.
These tough stalks can survive in vases of pure water or in soil, and in a wide variety of light conditions.
Even a poorly kept lucky bamboo plant will live for a long time before it finally succumbs.
Light: Lucky bamboo prefer bright, filtered sunlight, such as found under a rain forest canopy.
Avoid direct sunlight as it will scorch the leaves. They are more tolerant of too little light
than too much.
Watering: Lucky bamboo can grow indefinitely in a simple vase filled with pebbles (for support) and
at least an inch of water. However, they are very sensitive to chlorine and other chemicals
commonly found in tap water. Water your lucky bamboo only with bottled or distilled water,
or tap water that has been left out for 24 hours to allow the chlorine to evaporate.
Healthy lucky bamboo roots are red, so don't be alarmed in a glass vase if you can see red roots.
Finally, good hygiene recommends that you change the water weekly.
Temperature: Lucky bamboo likes warmer temperatures of between 65ºF and 90ºF. Do not place the plants in
front of air conditioning or heating vents.
Potting Media: In addition to water, lucky bamboo can be grown in a well-drained, rich potting soil.
Keep the soil moist, but not soaking.
Fertilizer: Plants grown in water will only need to be fed every other month or so,
using a very weak liquid fertilizer. A single drop of liquid fertilizer is plenty for most
lucky bamboo arrangements. Alternatively, specialty lucky bamboo fertilizers are available.
Curly Lucky Bamboo Stalks
Lucky Bamboo stalks do not naturally grow with curls, spirals or waves. To get straight stalks to grow
into exotic and fancy shapes, growers use special techniques that force the stalks to grow in various
directions.
Dracaena sanderiana is a species of the genus Dracaena. The species was named after the German-English
gardener, Henry Frederick Conrad Sander (1847-1920). It is also known as Dracaena braunii,
Ribbon Dracaena, Lucky Bamboo, Belgian Evergreen or sometimes Ribbon Plant.
Courtesy: feng-shui.lovetoknow.com/Lucky_Bamboo_Plant