Lucky Bamboo, Ribbon Plant

Dracaena sanderiana Sand.

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Liliaceae

Explanation of name: The generic name comes from Greek for a female dragon. Sanderiana commemorates nurseryman Henry Sander.

Natural range: Africa (Cameroon)

Recognition: A small bamboolike Dracaena popular as novelty stem-cuttings rooting in water. The elliptic leaves narrow to a sharp apex and to a narrow petiolate base.

Landscape uses: Marketed abundantly as Lucky Bamboo. The stems are often grown in bundles, sometimes set in attractive vases or bowls. The plants are often reshaped: curled, woven, and bent.  ‘Borinquensis’ is variegated.

Grown in soil, Lucky Bamboo’s identity as a Dracaena becomes obvious.

Internet source: http://mgonline.com/luckybamboo.html