A guide to Bamboo - Page 2

conejov · 07-12-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by adrift

Are you growing (giant) Bambusa tuldoides 'Ventricosa' or (dwarf) Bambusa vulgaris 'Wamin' ?

I have Bambusa Ventricosa I believe.

conejov · 07-12-2009, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael James

Thanx

!
Luv Buddah Belly!! Hope ya post some pics! Also, will luv hearing how that project comes along. When did ya start the seeds?

Im very excited t watch it gow.

I started the seeds about 3 months ago and its doing very well. Ill post some pics soon. it will some time in the future go to my Work in progress Tropical corner.

Eric · 07-12-2009, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by conejov

Im very excited t watch it gow.

I started the seeds about 3 months ago and its doing very well. Ill post some pics soon. it will some time in the future go to my Work in progress Tropical corner.

8" in just 3 months? That's great! Definitely gotta try some seeds for that one.

Eric · 07-13-2009, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

Good job Jim! Great thread. I was looking someting like this sometime ago.

Keep looking like that

. All good things take time but Life Will get Better

.

Eric · 07-13-2009, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by momoese

That color is amazing! Too bad it doesn't last.

Wasn't aware of that aspect... Could you enlighten me?

Dalmatiansoap · 07-13-2009, 08:48 AM

Michael, Im starting with 2-3 varieties from seeds. Just hope that I ll do them right

.
Keep fingers crossed

I guess I can count on your help?

momoese · 07-13-2009, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael James

Wasn't aware of that aspect... Could you enlighten me?

This is from the page you linked to.

"Blue bamboos, White bamboos and Red bamboos all have moments in their lives when they are absolutely blue, red or maybe white. But these are moments. The spectacular color usually occurs when the plant is putting up its newest canes. Blue and White bamboos throw new shoots that are covered with a lot of powder (sometimes called ‘bloom’). When the canes are covered in this powder they appear (convincingly) to be blue. If you look at the photos on this site you will see examples of this color. None of the photos have been digitally altered but they were taken at particular moments in the life of the plants."

Eric · 07-13-2009, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap

Michael, Im starting with 2-3 varieties from seeds. Just hope that I ll do them right

.
Keep fingers crossed

I guess I can count on your help?

Always count on my help

. What varieties are you trying out?

Eric · 07-13-2009, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by momoese

This is from the page you linked to.

"Blue bamboos, White bamboos and Red bamboos all have moments in their lives when they are absolutely blue, red or maybe white. But these are moments. The spectacular color usually occurs when the plant is putting up its newest canes. Blue and White bamboos throw new shoots that are covered with a lot of powder (sometimes called ‘bloom’). When the canes are covered in this powder they appear (convincingly) to be blue. If you look at the photos on this site you will see examples of this color. None of the photos have been digitally altered but they were taken at particular moments in the life of the plants."

Still be well worth it for some great snapshots

!!

Eric · 07-13-2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Simply Bananas

We have Moso, Oldhamii, and multiplex riversrun yellow and green variegated. Oldham struggles, but the rest kicks.

Great

!! Could ya post some pics in the thread? It'd be Great

!!

Eric · 07-13-2009, 10:19 AM

Just to start the ball rolling on pix:
My Robert Young bamboo, this year. The darker green culms are Red Margin Bamboo.
INFO:
May 03 2004 12:26 pm : Finished planting the Red Margin Bamboo. It was a 2' tall 3-gallon plant.
May 17 2004 11:32 pm : Finished planting the Robert Young Bamboo. It was an 1'4" tall 2-gallon plant.
The Robert Young put up no new shoots the first year.
May 18 2004 08:30 am : Found new 3'6" Red Margin shoot.
May 19 2004 09:10 pm : New shoot now 4'7" tall.
May 22 2004 12:30 pm : New shoot now 6'11" tall.
May 23 2004 11:56 am : New shoot now 7'8" tall & discovered a new 2'11" Red Margin shoot.
June 02 2004 03:38 pm : sheets of hail coming down. Later, discovered no noticeable damage to the bamboos.
April 17 2005 12:56 pm : Found 18 new Red Margin bamboo shoots and, finally, 3 new Robert Young bamboo shoots. The Red Margin shoots, within a week or so, reached a height in excess of 9 feet. In same time period, Robert Youngs reached nearly 6'.

A close-up of the 1.5" diameter culms. Not quite the Simply Bananas King Kongs but I Luv it!

Would sure Luv to see pics of yours, guys ?)

southlatropical · 07-13-2009, 10:40 AM

B. chungii 'Barbellata'

The white color seems to be staying longer as the canes get bigger.

Eric · 07-13-2009, 10:47 AM

Thanx

SouthLaTropical!
That's one beautiful bamboo & one great shot!

momoese · 07-13-2009, 11:01 AM

I only have one Bamboo, Alphonse Karr. These pics are old, it's much bigger now!

conejov · 07-13-2009, 11:06 AM

I cant wait till mine is even half that size. heres my Bambusa Ventricosa

momoese · 07-13-2009, 11:20 AM

It'll be big in no time!

Eric · 07-13-2009, 11:27 AM

Hi

Alex (Conejov)!
Great start! I envy you - Mine's near fully grown but you? You're at the start of one fantastic adventure! You'll Luv it!

Keep pics & info coming as you go... I'll be watching

!!

Eric · 07-13-2009, 11:33 AM

Hi

Mitchel (Momoese) !
Luv that variable green-striping & I've always been wild about yellow bamboos!!

lorax · 07-13-2009, 11:34 AM

Here's Neurolepis nana, an Ecuadorean endemic running bamboo. In the last photo, that's my friend Claudia coming up the hill - this stuff forms groves that cover whole mountainsides. It's got flechettes (little sharp spiky structures) at the base of each rosette of leaflets all along the culm, which means that one has to be cautious when travelling though it, since these are often right at eye level, and just long enough to be dangerous. Shoots of N. nana are part of the staple diet of both the Spectacled Bears and the people in the area.

Eric · 07-13-2009, 11:51 AM

Hey

Beth, Luv those bamboo jungles!!
That makes twice, now, that I've come across bamboos that employ thorns as a defensive mechanism. Fascinating.

Thanx for the great shots!!

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