How do I trim a heart shaped bamboo
You don't cut the heart-shaped main stems at all. As the smaller stems growing out of the main stems get too tall, simply cut them back to a height that you prefer. New growth will emerge from the cut stems just below the pruning cut.
Hi, I have indoor bamboo plants that are in water. I noticed today when I added water that what seemed to be debris from the plant rised up to the top but upon closer inspection it was swimming! Like a tiny little white string about the length of half of my pinky nail. What is that? I had this same issue once before with a water lucky bamboo I kept outdoors and I cleaned the plant and all rocks several times and still when I refiled the vase with water were the same little "string like" worms swimming. I ended up tossing the plant and vase. I can't find anything online about it since they are white I'm guessing it's not mosquito larvae? I live in North Texas and I was hoping since this time I kept the bamboo indoors instead of outdoors I woudn't have this problem? I can't get a clear picture of them since it's so small.
The first thing that I thought was mosquito larva. I would add BT rings to the water. This bacteria is harmless to everything except for these larva. This will completely rid the plant of the issue, and be completely harmless at the same time.
What is a BT Ring? I googled it and can't find what that is? Do you have a recommended product or brand?
root homone danger the distilled water that the bamboo plant is in? can you put homone powder on an lucky bamboo plant and then put it back in its distilled water to grow roots if this is good then i would like to know how many times i have to change the water and use the powder
We would not recommend rooting hormone.
This article will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/lucky-bamboo/lucky-bamboo-rotting.htm
stalk crumbling and green leaves on top
If you can include a picture of the plant, then it will help me to see what is going on. It looks like the wrong photo may have gotten uploaded.
plant needs more room to grow indoors
Although these are called "bamboo" they are actually a species of Dracaena! With this being said, they have a different care than bamboo will.
They are very well adapted to being cramped up in a small container, and prefer to be cramped, but should you feel that you need to transplant, then you will want to choose a well draining soil and transplant as you would any plant.
Take the old plant out of the container, and hold it up to the top of the new container so that you can see how much soil that you need to put under it. After you fill the soil to where you need, then place the plant on the soil and fill in the sides up to match the level of the old containers shape. water in and let ALL extra water leave the container through the drainage holes. Add extra soil if needed. Some will compact down after watering.
This article will give you more information on the care of these: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/dracaena/dracaena-houseplant-care.htm
My friend gave me her lucky bamboo an it grew a vine with spotted ivy-like leaves, completely different from the stalk leaves, and I'm not seeing others like it. What is it? Is it common? Its neat.
The leaf that you show is from a completely different plant variety; it is a Philodendron brandtianum and could not have grown from your Lucky Bamboo.
Perhaps your friend was growing a few of these cuttings in with your Lucky Bamboo.
Gotta love bonus plants!
My amazing two pint lucky bamboo has been going for 10 years! It is starting to grow a lead shoot but getting less green and less leaves. Can I prune it to keep it going?
Since these are actually a type of Dracaena and not a true Bamboo, you can prune these to fix their shape! They have a different growth habit so pruning can help them to be more "full" looking.
This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/lucky-bamboo/pruning-lucky-bamboo-plants.htm