• Subject: Re: Glaucidium palmatum & mystery bamboo
• From: &* P* L* <lindsey@mallorn.com>
• Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:12:14 -0400 (EDT)

> Attached is a picture of the mystery bamboo. The typical 'circles'
> around the stem at various points (what are these properly called?)
> turn very dark as summer progresses and the flowers (can't remember
> when they appear) remind me of light pink macleaya blossoms. Any
> help would be most appreciated!

Hi Joanie!  It's been a while!  :)

I'm probably going to come across as crazy, but this plant reminds me
a lot of a Fallopia instead of a bamboo -- something like 
Fallopia japonica (var.compacta).  These were also known
as Polygonum cuspidata once upon a time, but changed names 
in the past fifteen years.

Is it possibly a Fallopia?  Google images turns up a few:

   http://bit.ly/ihFRUV

Chris

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