RE: mystery bamboo
perennials@hort.net
  • Subject: RE: mystery bamboo
  • From: l* t* <l*@hotmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:21:33 -0400

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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