Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Meaning of the Number of Stalks

Each beautiful arrangement of Lucky Bamboo has a specific number of stalks. According to traditions dating from the ancient Chinese, the number of stalks in a bamboo arrangement has a significant meaning and affects different areas of your life.

  • One stalk - A meaningful and simple life and overall good fortune
  • Two stalks - Happy relationships, luck in love and double luck
  • Three stalks - Happiness, prosperity and longevity
    • Three stalks with a curly stalk in the middle - Wealth (the curly stalk signifies money)
  • Four stalks - Creativity and successful academic achievement and good luck with love
  • Five stalks - A balance of good luck in all aspects of life, a life of happiness, each stalk represents one of the five parts of life.
  • Six stalks - A flow of good luck, easy money and wealth from favorable conditions
  • Seven stalks - Good luck in relationships; good health
  • Eight stalks - Fertility and good luck to thrive and grow
  • Nine stalks - Overall good health, prosperity and a successful love life
  • Ten stalks - A complete and fulfilling life
  • Eleven stalks - General good luck in all aspects of life
  • Twenty-one stalks - Offers an all purpose blessing that is very powerful
  • A Lucky Log - Lucky Bamboo leaves keep sprouting from the log signifying a strong life. This is a popular way of wishing someone a strong successful life or a prosperous business.

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