How to Care for a Good Luck Plant

"Good Luck Plant" often describes ornamental plants thought to bring good fortune to their owners. The most popular Good Luck Plant is Lucky Bamboo, which is not bamboo but Dracaena sanderiana. This Good Luck Plant looks like bamboo because of the rings left by the spent foliage around its trunk. Its easy care--growing in plain water--is enough to make the owner feel lucky.

Things You'll Need

• Water
• Decorative pebbles
• Decorative container
• Aquarium Plant Food

Instructions

1. Choose a decorative container that will blend with your home décor. Most Good Luck Plants are sold as individual canes; others are sold already rooted in decorative vases. Don't be held back by the bare canes or the type of vase they come in. You can choose any glass or ceramic vase or container to hold your plant.

2. Position the Good Luck Plant in the middle of the container and fill the container with decorative pebbles up to an inch below the lip. The pebbles will help keep the plant stable and erect.

3. Fill the container with water up to the level of the pebbles.

4. Place vase in moderate indirect light.

5. Provide moderate temperatures and medium to high humidity. The Good Luck Plant is a native of rainforests in the tropical regions.

6. Replace the water every 1 to 2 weeks to refresh the depleted oxygen content.

7. Add aquarium plant food every 1 to 2 months to replace nutrients.

Tips & Warnings

• When acquiring a Good Luck Plant, choose the ones that are already formed to your liking because they will take a long time to grow. Pick healthy plants with bright green unblemished leaves.

• Rainwater or tap water that has been left standing for a day is recommended.

• Dracaena sanderiana, also known as Ribbon Plant, can be grown on regular potting soil and cared for as an average indoor plant.

• Dracaenas, including the Good Luck Plant, are toxic. Keep out of reach of children and pets.

References

• Fast Feng Shui: Lucky Bamboo
• PlantOasis: Lucky Bamboo