Propagating a few lucky bamboo stalks in water is said to attract wealth best. Did you know?

We usually grow flowers and green plants just to make our homes fresh and full of life. As long as our potted plants grow well, we feel a real sense of achievement.

And many friends who care about feng shui like to grow feng shui plants and love auspicious meanings. Take lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana), for example. You can tell just from the name that it carries the meaning of "bamboo brings peace" and great wealth and honor. So from a feng shui point of view, how many lucky bamboo stalks should you keep at home, and what do they mean? Let's talk about it briefly.

1. If you grow lucky bamboo in water, you can keep one stalk. As the saying goes, "the one gives rise to water." One stalk can attract wealth while also ensuring the water is not absorbed by other lucky bamboo stalks. If you think one stalk looks too modest, you can keep 4 stalks. Metal generates water, and plants cannot go without water. It is said this can boost its wealth-attracting power.

2. If you grow lucky bamboo in soil, you can keep 2 or 5 stalks. According to feng shui, growing them this way can extend the power of earth, and the lucky bamboo is less likely to die. If you keep 5 stalks, with 4 long and 1 short, and place them in the Wenchang position of the room, it can promote your luck in study and career.

However, the lucky bamboo we buy usually comes in a bundle of ten stalks. Most of us just put them all into a water bottle, and that is fine too, meaning perfect in every way.

These are all sayings for those who believe in them, not for those who do not. How many stalks to grow ultimately depends on your own preference, or on how many you can actually keep alive. When it comes to growing plants, it is better to just go with the flow.