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- Subject: RE: mystery bamboo
- From: l* t* <l*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:21:33 -0400
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Was that ever called Persicaria polymorpha? Lil > Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:12:14 -0400 > From: lindsey@mallorn.com > To: perennials@hort.net > Subject: Re: Glaucidium palmatum & mystery bamboo > > > 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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