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this has been my family’s “dump the extra water on it” plant since we got it about 4 years ago. never fertilized/repotted/staked anything. today i took a look at it and realized it was in a pot with no drainage and sitting water, so i took it out, only to realize it’s actually 3 separate plants of 2 different types. my plant scanner says the left one is a lucky bamboo and the right one is a corn plant. i cleaned them off and popped them in two glass jars with water in them. the roots look/feel good, no mushy or shriveled bits, but the leaves obviously have some spots on them. i guess my questions are this: 1. are these the correct names? 2. i know lucky bamboo can stay in water for a while, but what about corn plants? i’ll put them in soil and pots soon, but i’d like to leave them in the water for a couple weeks if possible. i’d appreciate any advice y’all have!

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  1. Jess🌱

    I have a Dracaena like that that I have planted in a mix of soil/ orchid mix/ perlite and it seems to be very happy!! All of your plants look pretty happy in the water though, honestly. Good job on separating them out 🥰🌱

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  2. Jess🌱

    Also idk if that’s a lucky bamboo it looks pretty leafy

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    • max

      that’s what i was thinking, plus the stem (?) looks too thin. but i did find photos of lucky bamboo looking similar so i don’t know

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    • Jess🌱

      Oh I am not an expert at all. Every plant is different. My bamboo are in water too! I have rocks in there for stability and they seem happy.

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  3. Bamboo plant

    Can you trim these. Mine is leaning

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