Lucky Bamboo Shoots?

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Skyla_Smith Exeter, United Kingdom Sep 03, 2009

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?

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CLScott Calgary, Canada Sep 03, 2009

Eventually it will look like the original plant. Cuttings are a way of cloning plants.
The new plant is exactly like the original when it grows up.

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Skyla_Smith Exeter, United Kingdom Sep 04, 2009

o right ok, thanks very much :)
It really doesnt look like the original plant now but maybe in time it will
Thanks

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 04, 2009

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.

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Skyla_Smith Exeter, United Kingdom Sep 06, 2009

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

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3jsmom31 zone 6a, KY Nov 02, 2009

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.

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