What to Do When Lucky Bamboo Grown in Water Turns Yellow? Causes and Solutions

Lucky bamboo is loved by many people because of its strong ornamental value, auspicious meaning, certain purifying effect on indoor air, and because it is always easy to grow. However, during cultivation people often encounter one situation that makes them anxious, namely the leaves frequently turning yellow. So what should be done when lucky bamboo leaves turn yellow? Here the editor analyzes the causes of yellowing leaves in water-grown lucky bamboo. Compared with soil-grown plants, most of the causes are the same, with a few differences, mainly as follows:

Water quality problems

For water-grown plants, water is the foundation of lucky bamboo's growth, and naturally it is also an important aspect causing yellowing leaves. At this point, mainly check whether its roots are fresh. If the roots have rotted, cut off the rotten roots and replace the water with cool boiled water.

Lighting problems

Lighting problems include two aspects:

1. Too little light: it cannot get enough sunlight and cannot form chlorophyll, which naturally also causes the leaves to turn yellow.

2. Too much light: lucky bamboo is not suitable for strong light exposure, and strong light exposure will cause the leaves to turn yellow. For the above two situations, you should first cut off the yellow leaves, and at the same time cut off the rotten roots, then place it in an environment with a suitable temperature and diffused light, so that it can grow well again.

Fertilizing problems

Fertilizing problems also mainly include two aspects:

1. Too much fertilizer: excessive fertilizing can also easily cause flowers to turn yellow. It mainly shows as the tips of new leaves appearing dry and brown, the leaf surface generally appearing thick and lusterless, and uneven and not smooth, while old leaves turn scorched yellow and fall off. At this point the water should be replaced.

2. Insufficient fertilizer: it mainly shows as the young leaves becoming lighter in color, appearing yellow or pale green rather than green; the old leaves generally show no major change at this point. In this case, you only need to add an appropriate amount of fertilizer.

Being placed next to a TV or refrigerator, etc.

As with soil-grown plants, in this case you only need to move it away and place it in a suitable spot, and it can grow very well.

Improper shaping

Lucky bamboo tends to grow in clusters, so when changing the pot and adding soil, pay attention to pruning old and residual fibrous roots and thinning out excess stems and leaves, so as to avoid excessive consumption of nutrients and to play a role in protecting the roots and leaves. If shaping is not attended to, it can also easily cause the leaves to turn yellow.