This is a single log bamboo plant.
Lucky bamboo types of bamboo house plants.
There are various cultivars of this plant and some of the most interesting are the twisted stalk types which are trained by specialist growers.
Lucky bamboo is said to be an auspicious plant for the home that summons fortune happiness and prosperity.
Other names for this lucky charm houseplant include chinese water bamboo goddess of mercy and sander s dracaena.
Although the word bamboo occurs in several of this plant s common names d.
Common names include sander s dracaena ribbon dracaena lucky bamboo curly bamboo chinese water bamboo goddess of mercy s plant belgian evergreen and ribbon plant.
The type of feng shui lucky bamboo is the species dracaena sanderiana.
Sanderiana is of an entirely different taxonomic order from true bamboos though it is worth noting that this plant and true bamboos both fall under the monocot clade.
Despite several of its common names that suggest it is from china or belgium.
Fargesia is a clumping bamboo that belongs to the flowering plant section of the grass family.
The log mostly has no roots but still manages to grow leaves.
The log mostly has no roots but still manages to grow leaves.
One stalk aka lucky log.
The lucky bamboo grown in it s native country west africa can grow up to 5ft tall or much more and as a house plant up to approximately 2 or 3 feet.