Overview
Heart-shaped bamboo is a type of lucky bamboo shaped to form a heart. This plant is not really a bamboo. but is in the Dracaena family of plants and has long been a symbol of luck and success in the Asian culture. A heart-shaped bamboo adds to this the meaning of love.
Formed
Heart-shaped bamboo is created by methodically turning a stalk of lucky bamboo toward the light as it's growing. This is a long and involved process, taking up to a year to achieve a single curve.
Care
Heart-shaped bamboo is easy to grow. Keep it from direct sunlight or the stalk will yellow. The plant flourishes in water. Use river rock or pebbles to stabilize the stalks. Once a week, replace the water in the bamboo's container.
History
Heart-shaped, and all lucky bamboo, is most prized if received as a gift as it increases the benefits of the plant. Because lucky bamboo is resilient and grows quickly, it is thought to improve the energy of the room where it is placed.
Common problems
If leave your heart-shaped bamboo in stagnant water, the stalks can rot. The heavy metals and additives to tap water may also adversely affect your bamboo. To avoid this, use bottled spring water.
Purchase
Heart-shaped bamboo is available online at websites that sell feng shui products.
- Plant Care.com: Lucky Bamboo-Dracaena sanderiana
- Eastern Leaf: Heart Shaped Lucky Bamboo Stalk
- Feng Shui Import: Lucky Bamboo Plants
Keywords:
feng shui, heart-shaped bamboo, lucky bamboo
About this Author
Shawna Kennedy has been writing and editing professionally since 2004. She's published numerous articles for Demand Studios and two of her edited manuscripts have been contracted and published by Random House.
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