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My bamboo plant started out with dry brown leaves at the base of the shoot. Then several of the leaves turned yellow. My plant just doesn't seem to be doing well. My plant at home was surving well in a darker room and then when i put it in a window sill with no direct sun light when we moved it did very well and it taking off. The one at work I haven't had long but the lights in our office don't turn off. I put it in a "darker" area of the office and in the light during the day. It's just gone downhill. Any help and/or a reason for the cause would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Hi there, Will Creed, our resident housplant expert , recently posted this about bamboo:
"Lucky bamboo are not actually bamboo. They are Dracaena sanderiana cuttings. Like most cuttings, they need fresh water periodically and they will grow roots in the water. Although they will live for a long time in water, in most cases the new growth weakens considerably after a year or so. If you want yours to live a long time, it is best to plant them in a small pot of soil before they start to deteriorate. They do best in bright indirect light and warm temperatures above 60 degrees."
This is from his reply in the post called Boston Fern and Lucky Bamboo in the Houseplants section. Maybe that will help you. You might want to do a forum search on bamboo, there's probably a bunch out there.
My bamboo have done well in all sorts of different conditions, low light, no light, office light, etc. But I am wondering if I should pot some soon, I've had them a long time and their color isn't quite as green.
Good luck!
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What kind of light do you have in your office? Overhead fluorescent? Overhead incandescent? Halogen? Does your office have a window?
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Or if you have two, keep switching them. Two months or so, take the one at your house, to the office. Then bring the one from the office home and nurse it back... That way, you've got a plant that isn't always in bad area and one always in a good area...
Winter months be careful of the cold weather, bag it and blanket it!!!
I know Will will probly get after me for saying that, because different growing conditions inside each place and yanking them out probly isn't all that good for them either!!! Am I right Will????
But............
Is there plants that grow in her office conditions??? Weezie
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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2
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Mine is confusing me. On the origional 3 stalks, a lot of the older leaves turned yellow, so I cut them off and I now have long stems with leaves at the top!!! BUT: since I planted it in dirt and am watering it with bottle water, It's put out 2 new stalks!! They are comming up from underneath the dirt and are looking nice and green! So I am not sure what message the plant is sending me!!
Many low light plants thrive under just fluorescent lights. If they didn't, I would be out of a job because more than half of the office plants I care for each week are in offices without windows.
Lucky bamboo will survive in fluorescent light if it is located directly under the lights. However, it will do better if it gets some natural light, as well. That is why the one at home does better.
Michele,
The message is that rooted cuttings can stay alive in water, but they will thrive when potted in good soil. You've done a great job taking care of yours!
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Will I have another question! Does this plant like to be rootbound? I am asking cause I am seeing roots comming up to the surface of the dirt. I hate to change pots right now as I just put it in the current one a couple of monthes ago (and its a really pretty pot)!
The presence of roots on the surface usually results from the soil settling in after repeated waterings. It probably doesn't mean that it is rootbound. You can add a litle soil to barely cover the surface roots, but don't overdo it.
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