LUCKY BAMBOO PLANT

Though the plants above are popularly known as lucky bamboo plants, they do not really belong to the bamboo family. As a matter of fact, they are a variety of dracaenas. The plants are harvested from the wetlands in countries like China and Thailand. During harvesting, the canes are cut into short lengths just above the area wehre the leaves or shoots sprout. Then the farmers would apply wax over the cut area to prevent disease such as fungus and mildew. Healthy green sprouts would eventually grow throught the wax barrier.

The curled or woven lucky bamboos have gone through a long and tedious process that controls the direction and amount of light the plant receives while being rotated. One word of catution though, the plant may be toxic to some animals and small children and so one has to make sure that they are not within the reach of the young ones and pets.

To the Chinese, the lucky bamboo is a feng shui symbol of strength and fortitute.

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