Its Luck Has Run Out

21 years ago

Yes, I admit it. I have a 'Lucky Bamboo' plant. Now don't go kicking me off the forum, I'm an equal opportunity grower. Besides, it was a gift from a friend who knew I liked bamboo. Ah, ignorance is bliss. Well, soon after I got the plant, I put it up in soil (where it belongs, I might add!) and it has done OK. But recently I noticed one of the stalks turning yellow, then it shriveled up and is dying. I'm not going to be crying crocodile tears over its demise.

Maybe it couldn't handle my constant thinking:

fake bamboo! bad bamboo! evil bamboo!

Now I'll have room for the Pl. shibuyanus tsuboi I was thinking of bringing into the office. That would be some high quality feng shui!!!

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hello_c_j_here
21 years ago
Somebody please throw this guy out of here!!! Just kiddin man!! lol They vary in longevity... so I'd say... that stalk lived its ife and moved on. I've had a couple small stalks in soil for 2 years and it keps throwing up new leaves.Enjoy!! :-D they could be around for years to come
CJ
ocimum_nate
21 years ago
When ever I tell people I am into bamboo they usually say stuff like "I have some lucky bamboo and I love it" and all kinds of stuff like that. So far I haven't recieved any yet but I am sure some day someone will buy me one thinking "hey Nate will really enjoy this" We will have to see what I do if I get one. I am sure I will look at it an call it an imposter or wannabe. Anywho I guess all I can do is try to educate.
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foxd
20 years ago
I know one person who complained about it sprouting up all over her yard every year and what a terrible plant it was. Then one day she told me that it was blooming with purple flowers. I'm glad she didn't take my earlier suggestion to harvest and eat the shoots.
MacDaddy
20 years ago
Foxd,

I guess that would be one way to get rid of the lucky posters.
seattleboo
20 years ago
My sister-in-law gave me a beautifully potted Lucky Bamboo several years ago for Christmas. Fortunately (it was pretty lucky, actually!) she later left her husband, so I was able to give the lucky bamboo away ...
birdinthepalm
20 years ago
I hate to aay thism but you folks already know that "lucky bamboo" isn't a true bamboo at all, despite the look of the bare stems when the lower leaves are shed, and it's actually a Dracaena, and one way to tell is that the stems aren't hollow as all bamboo stems are between the nodes!!
kudzu9
20 years ago
Birdinthepalm-
Not all bamboo are hollow...Chusqueas, for example.