Dwelling: Why Bamboo May Be The One Key Feature Your Home Is Missing
bruce kun
One of the key events in everyone’s life is constructing the perfect home - your dream home. That in and of itself becomes a monumental task of finding the right color palette and theme for every room, choosing the right design aesthetic and direction, and bargain hunting for the perfect decor that will fully express your aesthetic direction and capture attention without breaking your bank account. At the end of it all, your space stands strong, full of color, furniture that’s carefully crafted, and a solid amount of personal touches that make a simple house into your home. But why does it feel as though something is missing? You had scrolled through hundreds of guides, researched the latest trends, and memorized every bullet point of interior decorating advice blared through your favorite HGTV shows. Yet, your home still carries the air of being a little empty and stale.
A very simple and popular solution would be to add plant life to your home space. However, while PlantTok may have it appear as if being a plant parent is something easy that reaps great rewards of weaving sustainability into the home space, not all of us have a natural green thumb. Yet the addition of a plant in your home can be what pulls everything together; plants are a brilliant home addition that adds layers of warmth, comfort, relaxation, and even connection. Plants serve as living art, creating a sense of direction in the home by acting as an easy room divider (e.g., separating a reading nook from an office space) and can even frame a key feature in your home that you love, such as a painting you purchased from Etsy.
Okay, so maybe owning a plant is worth the hassle? But the ideal household plant shouldn’t be something so high-maintenance that it interrupts your schedule or brings a plant novice to the brink of anxiety just to keep it alive. The Brazilian Lucky Bamboo Wood Plant has more than proven itself as something low maintenance, sustainable, and . . . well, lucky!
The Brazilian Lucky Bamboo Wood Plant, also known as Dracaena sanderiana, has quickly gained worldwide popularity, largely due to its rumored fortuitousness in any household it inhabits. While native to South America, it is also known in regions of Asia as a symbol of luck because of its rapid growth and easy propagation. Unlike other popular household plant options like Orchids, which are quite difficult to keep alive, Lucky Bamboo is surprisingly low-maintenance and only requires a pot of filtered or distilled water to be changed about once a month. Unlike traditional fast-growing bamboo, Lucky Bamboo doesn’t require lots of space or direct sunshine to grow; it tolerates low or diffused light without fuss, making it the ideal house plant there is!
On top of having a low-effort-required maintenance schedule, the Brazilian Lucky Bamboo Wood Plant is perhaps one of the few (if not the only) plant pet that promises to give you your money back and more. Legend has it that the number of stalks your plant carries determines the type of luck and material windfall that will befall your home; two stalks? You’re guaranteed to attract your soulmate. Three stalks bring you good health. Six stalks promise plenty of opportunities to attain wealth, and ten stalks represent general happiness (just avoid four stalks, as this brings a deluge of bad luck!). Plus, NASA identified the Lucky Bamboo Plant as a species with air-purifying qualities, thereby naturally assisting in protecting the health of you and your guests (no matter how many stalks it has)!
The Brazilian Lucky Bamboo Plant can be recognized by its characteristic light-colored, thick stalks and lush, glossy green leaves, which bring a unique and elegant appearance that can adapt to many color palettes and aesthetics in the home, so that the plant can find its home in any corner of your home. It is recommended that the Lucky Bamboo plant be placed in the southeast corner of the office or your desk to generate additional income.
A Brazilian Lucky Bamboo Wood Plant typically costs about $23, and can be purchased at your nearest Lowe’s or on Etsy. For more information on the Lucky Bamboo Plant, please visit this website.
