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Broken Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena) Propagation in Water

Lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana) snapped in half. The two halves won’t reattach. Each section with ≥2 nodes can be rooted in water: submerge lowest node, keep upper nodes above water for shoots. Change water weekly. If a section has only 1 node, discard. A section with no leaves and unsealed top will rot—discard it.

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