Bamboo plant growing too tall?

Hiya, have got these very simple bamboo plants in my bathrooms as they really like it there. However this one is now well over 2 years old and clearly has grown a lot. How can I safely trim the plant and is it possible to keep the leftover part in a glass of water to make it grow roots? I don't have much experience with these types of plants. Any suggestions are appreciated! 🙌

7EP6vuI ,

It probably will grow roots if you cut it. See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_sanderiana#Cultivation

You could also plant it into a real pot.

Do you fertilize the water somehow?

Sunny OP ,
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Thanks for your relpy and link. I just use normal tap water, but make sure to change it every now and then :)

zero_spelled_with_an_ecks ,

Why is there a rolling pin in your bathroom?

dactylotheca ,
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What, you don't have a poop roller?

Hawk ,

Rolling your poop does make it easier to create manageable pieces with the poop knife, good tip!

Sunny OP ,
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Hahahaha, picture taken in kitchen as I changed the water 😅

I promise

catloaf ,

What is it growing in? A glass bottle?

Valmond ,

IIRC IKEA sold those, a bottle with a little bamboo stick.

Sunny OP ,
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Indeed bought plant at IKEA, bottle is just a random green glassed bottle we got from Uni.

just_another_person ,

These trained bamboo plants are tricky, because they require that you continually train them to a post when growth is going to keep that shape. When allowed to grow normally, of course they grow straight, and fast. You can trim that top growth off without harming the overall plant (use the 1/3 rule, of course), but you'll likely get multiple offshoots where you do the cutting because the trunk of bamboo is fibrous, and will regenerate new leaves from cuts, that will eventually turn into shoots over time. You might even get some new shoots from the soil line after spurring new growth after cutting, which is a positive or negative depending on how you see it.

If you wish to keep it small, just set a reminder to trim it every so often and keep the new growth to where you'd like it. Treat it like a Bonsai.

Sunny OP ,
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Thank you very much 🙌

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