I have a few Lucky Bamboo plants (I believe its actually some form of Dracaena) that have been very neglected for the past few years. I had some fun with propagating them for a while (it’s ridiculously easy – put simply, cut it off and stick it in a jar of water to get a new plant). But they didn’t get watered for too long and although they are very hard to kill, I almost achieved it. So with the greenhouse on hand, I figured it was time to finally get the sad things out of the kitchen and see what could be salvaged.
Basically, anything that had some root growth that seemed alive, earned a place in the new combined pot. Anything else that had some semblance of life (i.e. not just a dead stick) earned a place in the jar. The new combined pot is VERY wet, with no drainage (for now) as this stuff loves to be wet – some people actually grow them as a water plant. Once the plants have had some time to recover I might drill some holes in the pot and give it a saucer. I’ll actually be lucky if anything survives, given how bad their condition had gotten.
Wish them luck – they’re going to need it.
