I got a lucky bamboo plant for work and I want to make sure it really grows and flourishes. What should I do to care for it? I know its not really bamboo.
My desk faces a window as I'm in a cornor and all outside walls are near floor to ceiling windows.
eienmomo
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i have two small bamboos that have done great for me for several years now. i find them to be rather low maintenance. all i do is keep them near a window and water them when they are dry (when you can't see water on the rocks anymore). if your office doesn't have a window, the lighting should still be ok for it. i've never fertilized mine, and one has grown about a foot. never put them out in direct sunlight and leave them for a few days. i learned the hard way on that one. good luck!!
specklbug
I've had mine for several years now. They really don't need any sunlight, which is why they're marketed as the perfect office plant. Mine is in a ceramic bowl that's only about 4" high and 12" in diameter. I filled it with about and inch or so of small pebbles around the base of the plant. The bamboo came with a sponge/foam around the base of the plant and I keep the water at the top of the foam. They're pretty hard to kill, unless you put in direct sunlight, you should be fine.
Anonymous
Just make sure the water does not dry up. They are easy to care for.