Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Lucky Bamboo donor
- Spare vase
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Step 1
Locate a Lucky Bamboo plant. The Lucky Bamboo should be in good health. Since there is no blooming season for the Lucky Bamboo, you can propagate at any time.
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Step 2
Cut the top off from the Lucky Bamboo. It must be at least six inches long. Keep the joint if you can. Cut at a 45 degree angle with a sharp knife or sharp pruning shears.
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Step 3
Place vertically in a vase or pot with distilled water. You can also lay the plant down in a pan of water. Lucky Bamboo will root either way. You must use distilled water. Lucky Bamboo cannot tolerate chemicals commonly found in tap water.
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Step 4
Place in indirect sunlight. Keep the Lucky Bamboo moist.
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Step 5
Once the root system has formed, you can plant permanently either in a vase of water and rocks, or in moist soil.
