Stalks that grow straight yet bend without breaking stand for integrity, flexibility, and steady growth. Feng shui reads meaning in their number: two stalks for love, three for happiness, wealth and long life, five for riches, eight for prosperity, and nine for great fortune — while four, which echoes the word for death, is politely avoided.
Despite its name, lucky bamboo is not bamboo at all but Dracaena sanderiana, a plant native to Central Africa. Its upright, bamboo-like stalks let it slip naturally into East Asian feng shui culture, and its willingness to thrive in nothing but water carried it around the world as the go-to fortune plant for homes and offices.
Stalks that grow straight yet bend without breaking stand for integrity, flexibility, and steady growth. Feng shui reads meaning in their number: two stalks for love, three for happiness, wealth and long life, five for riches, eight for prosperity, and nine for great fortune — while four, which echoes the word for death, is politely avoided.
It grows in a vase of water over pebbles and likes bright, indirect light on a desk or near the entrance. It is an especially popular gift for shop openings, new homes, and new jobs.