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How Are Lucky Bamboo Spirals Created?

Ask the Expert: Lucky Bamboo Spirals

I just purchased two stalks with lovely matching spirals below their leaves. How do I create these spirals again when I cut the tall stalks and want to start a new plant?  Betty

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  1. Betty,

    The lucky bamboo that has a spiral shape was create by manipulating the lucky bamboo exposure to light. Because lucky bamboo is slow growing this a long and some say arduous task. But nothing worth having comes easy and half the fun is the adventure you take to get there. With that said, here is how you create lucky bamboo curls:

    Find a cardboard box big enough to fit over the lucky bamboo with a little room. Cut the bottom and one side of the box off. Place the cardboard box over the lucky bamboo this will create shade on the top and three sides of the lucky bamboo. Face the open side of the box towards your light source. The lucky bamboo will begin to grow towards the light creating a bend. When you notice a definite bend rotate the container about an inch – the lucky bamboo will begin to grow towards the light again creating a new bend. Continue this process until you achieve the curl you want.

    If you are re-rooting a lucky bamboo stalk, I would let it form new roots before attempting the curling process. Good luck and let me know how it goes.

  2. Wonderful! I have been trying to find out how to create the spiral for months. I won’t go into all the different answers I received. (None were correct).
    Can you direct me to additional information on this plant?
    Thank you,

  3. Va,

    Start with Flower Shop Network’s Caring For Lucky Bamboo Page – we have complied a lot of information about lucky bamboo into one page. You can also go to chiff.com lucky bamboo.

  4. Is it possible to grow any bamboo in spiral or its just the lucky bamboo that can be grown in spiral?

  5. So, if I want to grow a heart shaped lucky bamboo (actually it takes two to create the heart), I would lower the light source and possibly maintain a portion of one side of the box so that the stem starts to grow slightly downward – which obviously would require another box with the appropriate amounts cut away. Make sense? Or is there an easier way? I can always go back and buy another one, it would be kind of an adventure to see if this would work. What would you suggest about using this technique?

  6. I think you have a good idea of what to do. To make the lucky bamboo turn downward make sure the hole is lower than the piece you want to turn downward. Take pictures as you go along. Then we’ll post your “experiment” with details for others who might want to do the same thing. Good luck and keep me posted.

  7. I’d like to try to grow a heart shape. I have a little table that sits about 2 ft. high w. the kitchen window’s bottom even in hieght. The sun shines thru bright in morning w. the porch difussing a little and a matchstick shade which I can pull up for more light. I have an Ott-lite I used to use for crafts and thought I could set it down on the floor to guide growth down? Should I keep the light from window difused w. shade? How many hrs. a day should I keep the lower light on? Sunrise to Sunset? Also, our water in Indy is VERY Hard!! Since we rent, we buy distilled & I drink ultra-purified & add trace minerals. Should I use distilled water & add a supplement? If so, what would you reccomend? Thank you for the help! Linda

  8. Linda,

    Yes, you will need to keep the light from the shade a way from the lucky bamboo. The only light needs to come from the bottom. Keep the light on for 8 to 10 hours. For now just use the distilled water. In a month or two fertilize the lucky bamboo with a very very diluted solution of a water soluble fertilizer. Good luck and keep me posted.

  9. Good day I just want to know how long does it take to complete the first spiral

    Thank you

  10. A week or two depending on the growth of the lucky bamboo.

  11. PLANTMAN says:

    Luck Bamboo is not bamboo at all, Its a reed. That is why it can sit in water 24/7. There are only a couple of Real bamboo plants that can do that. Real bamboo will also lean towards light but not in a spiral due to the rate of growth for most Real bamboo plants.

  12. i have different kinds of bamboo,i want to do the spiral bamboo and i want to know if where can i get the wax that they put on the top of the stem ??is it the wax that control the growth or control the length ..thank you !and more power !

  13. i have different kinds of bamboo,i want to do the spiral bamboo and i want to know if where can i get the wax that they put on the top of the stem ??is it the wax that control the growth or control the length ..thank you !and more power !

  14. Etan Ben-Ami says:

    I’m working on a new technique for growing lucky bamboo plants in spiral shapes. I’m not manipulating light. Instead, I set my pots on their sides, causing the plants to grow upwards. I currently have one plant with a 90 degree bend and two more that are in process for this first step. After the plant has grown a new node or two with the first 90 degree bend, I intend to rotate the pots a quarter turn, so that the plants again produce a second bend. If I continue to do this the plant will eventually form a spiral. If anyone wants pictures as my experiment continues, I am posting them on Instagram as etan.benami.

  15. i was told that we can use plastic curly tubes to grow curly bamboo. is that true?

  16. Jamie Woods says:

    Hi Geetha,
    I am unsure. I have never heard of this method being used before.

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