Got a bamboo plant as a gift with the following instructions.
"keep the roots covered with water and it will thrive" printed
on the sheet of paper it came with.

The 2 plants are about 10 inches tall and each has one ?stalk?
of leaves right near the top. Everything was going fine, until
a few days ago one of the two plants started turning pale
yellow, in three days it is now 95% yellow and beginning
to soften, while the other is still fine showing no sign of
yellowing. Before this the stalks with the leaves grew
somewhat over the four months I had it which is part of
what really puzzles me. It seemed to be doing great for
four months then all of the sudden one of the plants turned
almost completely yellow within 48 hours

I keep them in a 4 inch diameter 3 inch high decorative
oriental pot with large glass beads to hold them in place.
I keep the water filled and change the water completely
every other week as recommended by a person at the
local flower shop who has something similar they call
"Lucky Bamboo" My plants look similar yet different.
I asked them about it and they don't know what to tell
me though they assure me I can always cut the bamboo
to grow a new plant from the sick?dead? one.

Any ideas on if I can save the plant, or should I just cut it
to make a new plant? Only the top inch is still green and the
leaves seem fine.


thanks

Wayne