Recently, indoor bamboo can often be seen in different homes, for which there are reasons. Firstly, the room bamboo has a very exotic, original appearance. Secondly, according to Feng Shui, this plant attracts luck and well-being to the house.
Houseplant bamboo
If you compare indoor bamboo with other indoor plants, then this flower is a variety of dracaena and it has little in common with "wild" bamboo. All over the world it is called indoor bamboo.
Indoor bamboo - watering
It is good because it grows well at home and does not require special care. It is grown, both in soil and in water. To properly care for indoor bamboo, you need to provide it with timely and abundant watering, especially in the warm season. And in the cold season, bamboo should be poured moderately, not allowing the soil to dry out.
If the indoor bamboo grows in a container of water, you need to change water every 2 weeks and do not forget to feed bamboo with mineral supplements, they will ensure its development and nutrition. When indoor bamboo grows in the ground, it does not require special feeding. Water from the tap does not need to water this plant, since chlorine will ruin bamboo. The best water for it melting to get it, you should pour water into a plastic bottle and put it in the freezer for a day. Then get it and give it to thaw, drain the sediment, and water it with water. If you saw that the leaves have turned yellow, then you do not properly water.
Indoor bamboo - lighting
Bamboo leaves do not like direct exposure to sunlight and from this can dry up and turn yellow. This plant does not need to be placed on the sunny side, and put it in the penumbra. For indoor bamboo, dry air is not a hindrance and does not need to be sprayed at all. It is better to periodically wipe the dust from the leaves of the plant. It is not very sensitive to temperature changes and it grows well at temperatures from 18 degrees to 35 degrees.
Indoor bamboo - soil
For planting bamboo you can take any soil that is intended for indoor plants or soil suitable for dracenic. As the soil for indoor bamboo, you need to mix the same amount of sand and soil for flowers, bamboo well acclimatized in these conditions. Before planting the plant you need to lay the drainage on the bottom of the pot - claydite or ordinary pebbles. Three times a month, room bamboo is fed with fertilizers for dracenov.
Once a year they transplant the plant and do it in the spring. For this purpose it is necessary to cut off the apical cuttings from an adult plant and place them in water or in moistened soil. For transplantation, you can also use the stem of a plant with "sleeping" kidneys.
The adult plant has a height of a fairly high "tree" up to 70 cm with large elongated leaves and a straight stem. If you need to give a bamboo curved appearance, you will have to make bends yourself, for example, spinning around any support, the stalk of bamboo during its growth. Some people like the bare stalk, on which the foliage is located at the top, you need to gently break off unnecessary shoots.
Indoor bamboo and Feng Shui
If you want Feng Shui in your house to be lucky in business, you need to put indoor bamboo in the southeast of the room. He should be well cared for so that in your actions the egregor of money sees a decent recharge, for this you need to plant next to the plant a talisman - a three-toad toad.
You can grow indoor bamboo in the house, which has an unusual appearance and attracts luck and well-being to the house.