Room bamboo - happiness on feng shui

It is believed that in any living room should be live flowers. They not only give coziness and fill the air with oxygen, but also please the eye, the first prompt their owners about the deterioration of relations in the family. Room bamboo is one of the best options for these purposes.

But, despite the external resemblance to real bamboo, this plant belongs to the dracenic. By the way, the real name of the indoor bamboo is Dracena Sander. The first part of the title is translated as "dragon tree", and the second part is the surname of the botanist, who opened the plant for the world. The birthplace of this dracena is not known exactly, but presumably South America or Africa. Despite this, room bamboo grooming requires different from natural conditions.

First of all, this plant can not be placed under the open sunlight or in conditions of high solar activity. He also does not like drafts. Indoor bamboo requires abundant watering in the summer and a moderate amount of water in the winter. Soil can serve any soil that is sold in flower shops or water. It is possible to contain the plant in a hydrogel. The only condition that is required for this is that water needs to be changed every week and every 3 months to make mineral fertilizers. Room bamboo, the care of which is properly observed, grows to 70 cm. Sometimes the stem of this dracaena reaches 2 meters.

To water any indoor plants, you must use rainwater or one that is obtained after melting snow. If there is no possibility to get such a liquid for irrigation, then ordinary, tap water can be frozen and then defended until it warms up to room temperature. Too cold or hot watering can damage the root system of the plant.

Another name for Draecena Sander is the bamboo of happiness. It is believed that if you present a composition of 3 trunks to a person, this gift symbolizes the wish for happiness, 5 - wealth and energy, 7 - health, 8 - cheerful mood and happiness, and 20 - called the "tower of love." Due to the stable and sturdy stalk, indoor bamboo is often used to create unusual and beautiful ikebans. The durability of these compositions will allow to decorate the house for many years.

Despite the fact that the bamboo of happiness care requires little, with it often there are some troubles. For example, the most common complaint is yellowing of leaves and trunk. This is a signal that the conditions either do not fit the plant, or water and watering does not saturate it enough. Indoor bamboo is perfect for landscaping the bathroom, but for normal growth and development it is necessary to provide proper lighting.

To give the trunk a sinuous structure, the light must be provided from one side and periodically change its direction in a spiral. Bamboo happiness whose care does not create major problems, requires some special conditions for reproduction. Usually the shoots are cut off from the shoot and put in a container of water until they are allowed to take roots. You can also immerse up to half the width of the stem in water or soil, and make sure that the kidneys are dry during irrigation. All sections must be lubricated with soft wax, but not hot - it will burn the plant and restore its health will be extremely difficult. Wax is necessary to prevent the plant from drying out. The truncated trunk will not grow, but soon there is a sprouting on each knee, which can be amputated, or it can be left - in this case the plant will look like a small palm tree.

Love your plants and cultivate this miracle bamboo. And though one knee of this plant has to wait about a year, great compositions will surely amaze your relatives and acquaintances. And then you will know exactly what to give them for the next event.