Hi! From one newbie to another, welcome to GW!! I have been growing lucky bamboo for a few years now and it always does well for me in plain old water. I have some that is about 2 yrs old and the stalks haven't grown at all. What does happen is the leaves shoot up. My largest one has leaves that stand about 6" off the stalk. The best luck i've had seems to be in low/diffused light. I even have some in my office that doesn't have a window. Anyway, good luck with the bamboo. It really is a nice addition to any room!!!

There are about 1,100 species of bamboo scattered through about 90 genera, but lucky bamboo isn't one of them. Lucky bamboo is Dracaena. To which plant were you referring?

If it is a true bamboo, perhaps a visit to the bamboo forum to ask your question would yield the answers you seek, but a better description of the plant may be asked for, unless it's common knowledge which bamboo (other than Dracaena) WW sells.

Al

Here is a link that might be useful: Click me & I'll take you to the bamboo forum.