Asparagaceae
Lucky bamboo
Dracaena braunii
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Dracaena
Pets and kids
- CatsMildly toxic
- DogsMildly toxic
- KidsMildly toxic
Why
Cats: Mildly toxic
Mildly toxic to cats. Toxic principle: saponins.
Signs: vomiting, depression, anorexia, hypersalivation, dilated pupils.
Dogs: Mildly toxic
Mildly toxic to dogs. Toxic principle: saponins.
Signs: vomiting, depression, anorexia, hypersalivation.
Kids: Mildly toxic
Mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: saponins.
Signs: skin irritation.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (27)
- Arabic
- خيزران الحظ, لاكي بامبو, أيدع ساندري
- arz
- خيزران الحظ
- Assamese
- লাকী বেম্বো
- Bangla
- ভাগ্যবান বাঁশ, লাকি ব্যাম্বু
- Bulgarian
- Бамбук на късмета
- Burmese
- ဇော်စိမ်းပန်းပင်
- Cantonese
- 富貴竹
- Catalan
- Bambú de la sort
- Chinese
- 银边富贵竹, 富貴竹, 富贵竹, 博格龙血树
- Czech
- Dračinec pruhovaný, Lucky bamboo
- Dutch
- Lucky Bamboo
- English
- Lucky bamboo, Belgian evergreen, Ribbon dracaena, Ribbon plant
- Finnish
- Ruokotraakkipuu, Onnenbambu, Onnenoksa
- French
- Lucky Bamboo
- German
- Lucky Bamboo, Panaschierter Drachenbaum
- Hebrew
- דרקונית בראון, במבק מסולסל, דרקונית סאנדרינית, לארי במבוק
- Hungarian
- Fehérszélű sárkányfa, Szerencsebambusz
- Italian
- Lucky Bamboo
- Japanese
- ギンヨウセンネンボク
- Korean
- 개운죽
- Malayalam
- ലക്കി ബാംബൂ
- Persian
- بامبوی خوش قدم
- Polish
- Dracena Sandera, Bambus szczęścia
- Russian
- Драцена Брауна, Драцена Сандера, Счастливый бамбук
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမွၵ်ႇၶမူင်း, တူၼ်ႈမွၵ်ႇၵမူင်း
- Spanish
- Bambú de la suerte, Bambú lucky
- Thai
- ไผ่กวนอิม
Synonyms
- Dracaena litoralis Mwachala & Eb.Fisch.
- Dracaena poggei Engl.
- Dracaena sanderiana Sander
- Dracaena vanderystii De Wild.
- Pleomele braunii (Engl.) N.E.Br.
- Pleomele poggei (Engl.) N.E.Br.
- Pleomele sanderiana (Mast.) N.E.Br.
Photos
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.