Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Central Africa
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

Lucky Bamboo is a Dracaena — not bamboo at all — native to the rainforests of Central Africa, though it's now one of the world's most popular feng shui houseplants; growers create its iconic twisted spiral stalks simply by rotating young shoots toward a single light source over many months.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Dracaena
Species: Dracaena sanderiana