You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.
Login
If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.
A while ago one of my lucky bamboo shoots got knocked off by my cat! i was told by a friend that if i repotted it it would grow, so that is exactly what i have done, but what i was wondering was will it look like the lucky bamboo it got knocked off of because it doesnt look like it will grow looking anything like it, it doesnt look like it will have a thick cane thing, it has got little roots now so i know my friend was right to have it repotted but i was just wondering what it will grow up looking like? Any ideas anyone?
It's going to depend on exactly what you mean by looking like the original. CLScott is correct that genetically the new plant will be the same as the old one, so it'll have the same size/shape/color of leaves, etc. But I know I've seen some lucky bamboos where the stalks are trained into curlicues as they grow, or ones like this where they've let the stems get fat and then pruned them to get new growth coming out of a short fat stalk http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/168353/ , and things like that are a matter of training and pruning rather than genetics. Over time the stem on your cutting will get fatter, but depending on exactly what your original one looks like you may need to do some training or pruning to get exactly the same look.
I dont suppose anyone knows how long my little plant stem will need to look like the original? I know obviously no-one can tell exactly when a plant will grow up but if some-one has experienced this before how long did yours take/or of anyone knows how long roughly it will take to grow? Thanks
I potted up a lucky bamboo (dracaena) last winter (1 stalk). This year, it sprouted 2 stalks at the base (3 total) and that growth looks much bulkier than the original cutting. I was thinking about taking a cutting and starting another one, and also wanted to see how many sprouts would grow from the cut stalk. When I first started this plant, I was so worried about too much light, but they actually enjoy more light from what I can tell.
