Article: IN THE GARDEN INDIRECT LIGHT BRINGS GOOD LUCK TO BAMBOO.(U)

Byline: JOSHUA SISKIN

During the past few months, I have received several e-mails about lucky bamboo. In case you haven't noticed, ``lucky bamboo'' is the name bestowed on those twisting stems with lanceolate leaves, often rooted and growing in water, that are sold at the check-out counters of home improvement stores. The stems and leaves of this plant definitely resemble bamboo, but it is only a resemblance. Lucky bamboo's true name is Dracaena sanderiana, commonly known as ribbon plant, an indoor table plant long available in this country but only recently mass marketed.

The twisting formations that you see are the result of covering the plants as ...

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