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Read More. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for TheSpruce. At any time, you can update your settings through the "EU Privacy" link at the bottom of any page. Bamboo has long been the Chinese symbol for strength. Many admire the bamboo's qualities of fast-growth and resilience. In Chinese, lucky bamboo is known as Fu Gwey Zhu. Many people give this kind of plant for housewarming gifts, birthdays, anniversaries, grand openings, awards, achievements, and other auspicious occasions.
Receiving this plant as a gift increases your luck. Choose an elaborate woven lattice design or an arrangement of individual stalks twisted and tied together with red ribbon. You may have seen photos or an actual curly lucky bamboo plant that is curled, wavy, or has several stalks woven together. It grows like other bamboo and appears to be a straight stick plant. The growth of this plant is carefully controlled in order to make it curl.
Growers place the stalks on a flat table in a greenhouse. Three sides of the stalk receive no light while one side is exposed to bright light so it grows in that direction.
To achieve the curl or wave, the stalk is manipulated and rotated. Curling the stalk can take up to a year or a year and a half to achieve.
You can use lucky bamboo to help you achieve harmony in your home. Use the meanings for the number of stalks to ensure you select the best plant for your need. Never place plants in a bedroom, even if it's a lucky bamboo. This creates too much yang energy and will have an inauspicious effect.
One of the best locations to place a lucky bamboo plant is in the east or south sector of your home or office. Meaning of Lucky Bamboo Plant Stalk Numbers Much of the luck that is associated with bamboo comes from the number of bamboo stalks bunched together or woven together into an arrangement.
Three Lucky Bamboo Stalks Symbolize Three Kinds of Luck The plant of three bamboo stalks is one of the most favorite number combinations to have in your home. Five Bamboo Stalks Attract Health With the number five, there's one stalk for every area of your life that can bring you wealth. Emotional Intuitive Mental Physical Spiritual "A co-worker gave me a lucky bamboo for Christmas last year, and my bad luck went away.
I'm really enjoying my good luck. Nine Bamboo Stalks Symbolize Luck This is the symbol for good luck and bestows great luck to whoever receives a nine stalk plant. Ten Bamboo Stalks Represent Completion If you have a ten stalk bamboo arrangement then the wish for you is to feel complete and complacent. Twenty-One Bamboo Stalks Wish Enduring Health If someone has gifted you with a plant with this number of bamboo stalks, then the well wishes for you and your family are being delivered in a very powerful overall blessing for great wealth and enduring health.
If the bamboo plant has been infested with spider mites, then, regularly rinse the bamboo plant with cold water. Spray a light solution of gentle soap water. Use neem oil on the leaves. Many people may think or wonder if it is okay to buy a lucky bamboo plant for yourself. It is believed that bamboo plants are lucky, only if it is gifted and somehow the luck will not get transmitted if it is not given as a gift.
However, all these beliefs are false and even if you buy the plant for yourself, it is considered lucky. Is bamboo plant good for home? Bamboo plant is considered as a lucky plant, as per Vastu Shastra, as well as Feng Shui. It does not need an abundance of sunlight to grow. Hence, you can keep it in a place with bright indirect sunlight. One can attract the benefits of lucky bamboo plant by keeping it in a bathroom and ensure positive energy flow. A lucky bamboo that dies will not bring bad luck.
For lucky bamboo that appear to be dying due to the stalks turning yellow, make sure to replace the water and revive the plant. Lucky bamboo plants grow when placed in moist soil. However, one should ensure that it does not get excess amount of water as that can have a negative impact. Bamboo, according to Feng Shui attracts good luck and it is the symbol of growth, prosperity and flexibility.
So, one can hang a green bamboo painting for good fortune and positive energy at home. Lucky bamboo, if consumed by dogs or cats, is toxic and can cause vomiting, abdominal pain, etc.
Hence, keep it out of reach of pets. Lucky bamboo is not toxic to humans. When kept in direct sunlight, lucky bamboo leaves can appear burnt. Keep the plant away from direct sunlight.
Skip to content. Table of Contents Benefits of lucky bamboo plant Meaning of lucky bamboo as per Feng Shui Why bamboo plants are considered so lucky? How to arrange bamboo plants Where to place the bamboo plant in your home?
Different names of lucky bamboo Containers for lucky bamboo plant How to prune and trim the lucky bamboo plant? How to grow lucky bamboo plant from cuttings? Common shapes of lucky bamboo plant Stylish lucky bamboo plant How to care for lucky bamboo plants? Lucky bamboo problems, pests and diseases Tips to decorate home with lucky bamboo Can you buy your own bamboo plant FAQ.
Can bamboo plant be kept in bedroom? You can keep the plant in the bedroom but mind the number of stalks you want to have. Where should I place lucky bamboo in my house? You can place bamboo plants in the east or south-east direction in your house. Does lucky bamboo need sunlight?
Can one keep lucky bamboo plant on the workstation desk? Can I put my lucky bamboo in the bathroom?
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