Lucky bamboo is easy to grow, especially if growing in water. I grow mine in pebbles in a decorative vase,” says Lisa Eldred Steinkopf , known as The Houseplant Guru. Advertisement ...

Add water, which should be changed weekly. Place your bamboo garden in bright, indirect light. Reprinted with permission from Mason Jar Nation , by JoAnn Moser, published by Cool Springs Press, 2016.

Because water doesn't contain the nutrients plants need, lucky bamboo grown in water must be fertilized. However, the plant only requires a minuscule amount of fertilizer to thrive.

Lucky bamboo can grow in water or well-drained potting soil. For soil, it’s best when kept moist but not soaked. Just one drop of liquid fertilizer once a month is enough to watch soil-grown ...

Since lucky bamboo is a water lily, it can be grown in water as well as soil—but the following tips are most relevant to soil-grown plants. Light. Lucky bamboo prefers moderate to indirect sunlight.

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It will grow in a vase of water with pebbles to keep it upright. This striking “bamboo” plant has a slender, upright stem and graceful, arching green leaves that taper to a point.

Lucky bamboo is commonly sold as green stems, banded in clusters sitting in vases of water at the grocery store, florist, home and garden centers, nurseries, even mini-market gas stations.

Lucky bamboo requires minimal care: Simply refill with water to maintain a constant level, and replace the water completely about once a month. Distilled water is best.