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title: "this has been my family’s “dump the extra water on it” plant since we…"
description: "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…"
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author: "max"
published: "2024-02-22T21:00:00.922319Z"
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# this has been my family’s “dump the extra water on it” plant since we…

_Posted by max on 2024-02-22_

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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## 5 comments

### Jess🌱 commented on 2024-02-22

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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### Jess🌱 commented on 2024-02-22

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

#### max replied on 2024-02-23

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

#### Jess🌱 replied on 2024-02-23

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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### Bamboo plant commented on 2026-07-26

Can you trim these. Mine is leaning

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