Dracaena, Lucky Bamboo, Ribbon Plant, Ribbon Dracaena 'Borinquensis'

i started off with a small triple of this plant last spring. it has grown about 4 inches since then and was doing really well. a few mont...Read Morehs ago though, i had noticed wooly aphids inside the tops of the new growth, and went on a squishing rampage. after about 2 weeks, i was sure i had eradicated every last aphid. (i did however treat with systemic as a precaution, and have still been doing random bug checks.) ever since then though, my sanderiana looks like it has seen better days.. the leaves have been browning and falling off, the new growth was still coming in vigorously, but now that has come to a halt. i'm unsure if it's "kicking the bucket" or if it's still saveable. i've adored and enjoyed this plant since i got it. a fellow gardening friend gave me a cutting of his, and i put it in with mine, and that one is doing just fine. so...i guess if nothing else, i'll still have one left to enjoy. they're lovely plants! =)

I started with 3 stalks, have since cut them many times to keep them manageable. I melted candle wax on the top cut, then rooted the othe...Read Morer end in water. I have taken the top two inches of leaves off and placed them in water, they grow nicely. I am hoping to start another container soon. I grow them in a southern window and feed about every other month very lightly with Miracle Grow. I also change the water about once a month, by pouring out most of the water then adding more to cover the rocks. Good luck.

I have this plant in my office it has direct light approximately 15 hours a day, I water the plant every other week it has grown taller t...Read Morehan I expected. I love this plant because of the low maintenance. I rarely have to cut the leafs off because of disease or bugs actually it does not have any bugs that I see.

However, at this point I'm not sure what to do with since it's thriving very nicely without any help from me it sits on top of a credenza and it has reached the ceiling.

I have 9 of these plants. All were gift while I've been in and out the hospital. They are so easy to take care of and I love to see them ...Read Moregrow. Not only that, they are gorgeous decorations in my house in the different and colorful decorative ceramic containers. I have one of them in soil and water in a tall vase, and the rest in ceramic containers with rocks and water. They all seem to do very very well either way. When I change the water in the ones with rocks, I change the water every month or so, and just add water when needed in between. I don't take the rocks out (because I noticed this disturbed the roots and actually hurt the plants), but what I do is pour filtered water into the container and let the water pour out the sides. Then tip the container to the side and let the water drain out (I do it twice) then fill it up so that the water is alittle over the rocks. Add a drop of Green-Green Lucky Bamboo Fertilizer for each container and sit them on the southern facing windowsill for a day every 3 weeks to make them grow faster and make sure they keep their green color without sunburning the leaves. This way they stay healthy and very beautiful. I uploaded my pictures of all of them on the side with all the other pictures of this type of plant.