Do you have to keep your bamboo in soil and how do u fertalize it?

my moms friend just gave her a bamboo plant in a vase with just water in it then i did some research and some sites say to use soil and some sites dont then some say to fertalize and some sites dont so if anybody truly knows then please help

Do you have to keep your bamboo in soil and how do u fertalize it?
If your moms plant is in plain water with a few marbles at the bottom of the vase your mom doesn't have a bamboo plant, but a "look alike" plant. These plants usually have three or more bamboo looking stalks in a vase. If this is what your mother has then no special care is required. Leave it in a sunny window, and make sure it has enough water in the vase. When the water gets cloudy, or green from algae change the water.



Real bamboo seedlings would be in soil, and is in the grass family.
Reply:i have a pot of lucky bamboo I have had for 9 years it is huge and it lives in only water and rocks , bamboo spreads and quickly so remember that when planting
Reply:Bambu will spread rapidly. Put it in a shallow pot with dirt and watch how fast it fills it up. Water often and well.
Reply:Please say LUCKY bamboo because it is not bamboo at all. It is a slow growing lilly of the Draceana genus. You can plant it in soil if you want, it will not speard like crazy.



Even REAL bamboo will not spead like crazy if it is clumping bamboo. Bamboo got an invasive reputation by people planting running bamboo and knowing nothing about its characteristics.



If you would like more information here is a good link( sorry no "lucky" info) http://www.boonut.info/