Causes of and Solutions for Yellowing Leaves on the Lucky Bamboo

The lucky bamboo is a type of lucky bamboo plant (Dracaena sanderiana), a plant that can be grown both in water and in pots. With proper care, it can stay evergreen all year round, making it a very ornamental foliage plant. If the lucky bamboo in your home develops yellowing leaves, it greatly detracts from its ornamental value, so what should you do when the leaves turn yellow? Below, Qinnong Web will explain it for everyone.

I. Causes of Yellowing Leaves on the Lucky Bamboo

To know how to deal with yellowing leaves on the lucky bamboo, we first need to know the causes of the yellowing. Qinnong Web has summarized four main causes here, mainly caused by improper light and fertilizer application. Below is a specific explanation for everyone.

1. Excessive light

The lucky bamboo likes shaded environments. Grown indoors with little light, it can still grow very well as long as water and nutrients are sufficient. Some flower lovers worry that it lacks light, so they place it on a balcony or windowsill, not knowing that strong light can damage the leaves of the lucky bamboo. Strong direct sunlight shining on the lucky bamboo easily causes the leaf tips and leaf margins to wither, and yellow spots appear on the sun-facing parts of the leaves.

2. Insufficient light

Although the lucky bamboo likes shaded and cool environments, it is also not good to place it in such an environment for a long time with no photosynthesis at all. If placed in a shaded environment for a long time, the leaves cannot get enough sunlight and cannot form chlorophyll, so the whole plant's leaves turn yellow and then fall off.

3. Excessive fertilizer concentration

Yellowing of the lucky bamboo caused by too much fertilizer or excessive concentration shows as dry brown tips on new leaves; generally the leaf surface is thick and dull, and uneven and not spread out, while old leaves turn scorched yellow and fall off.

4. Lack of fertilizer

Flower lovers growing in soil or in water have all had this experience: after not fertilizing the plant for quite a long time, they find that the leaves at the branch tips show signs of yellowing. This is yellowing of leaves caused by lack of fertilizer. It shows as the color of young leaves becoming lighter, yellow or pale green, while old leaves remain relatively normal or gradually turn from green to yellow.

II. Solutions for Yellowing Leaves on the Lucky Bamboo

We already know the causes of yellowing leaves on the lucky bamboo, so what should we do if we encounter yellowing leaves on the lucky bamboo? Below, Qinnong Web will explain the solutions for yellowing leaves on the lucky bamboo for everyone.

1. Light

The lucky bamboo likes cool environments, but it also cannot go without sun all the time. Occasionally it should be moved outside for photosynthesis, so that the plant's leaves become greener and more beautiful. When moving it outside for sun, avoid exposing it when the light is strong. Otherwise, strong light will scorch the leaves, and yellow spots would not be good.

2. Water and fertilizer

If the fertilizer concentration is high or too much fertilizer was applied, fertilization should be stopped immediately, and in severe cases, use a large amount of clean water to flush out part of the fertilizer.

For yellowing leaves caused by lack of fertilizer, apply thin fertilizer frequently and add some alum water at the appropriate time. In addition, the lucky bamboo is a foliage plant, so fertilizer mainly based on nitrogen fertilizer should be applied, which can make the leaves dark green and fresh.

The above is what Qinnong Web introduces for everyone about the causes of and solutions for yellowing leaves on the lucky bamboo. The lucky bamboo has relatively strong adaptability, and coupled with the fact that it combines auspicious phrases such as “blooming flowers bring wealth and honor” and “bamboo brings peace”, it can both be given as a gift and be suitable for growing at home. If friends like it, why not buy a pot and grow it!