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Topping Lucky Bamboo
Ask the Expert: Lucky Bamboo -- Can the plants be trimmed? Mine is growing too tall for the window it sits in... If it can be "topped" where is the best spot on each "branch" to trim it shorter? Thanks, K Redford Reply: K, You can top Dracaena sanderiana (lucky bamboo). Make sure you have the following before you start: a sharp knife, a misting bottle, rooting hormone, clean container for topped piece and distilled water. Where you top it will depend on the height you want the plant to be. You will find a node (raised ring on stem) at the height you want the plant to be after you top it. You will make you cut about an inch above this node. If you want to start a new stem of lucky bamboo dip the cut end into the rooting hormone. Let this dry overnight and then place in the new container filled with distilled water. You need only a few inches of water in the new container. As for the old stem leave it alone for a few days, then start misting it [...]