Re: blooming bamboo

Leslie:

Thank you for your unwelcome news.  It doesn't quite figure though--my
daughter has the same kind of bamboo planted in Bethesda, Md and hers is not
blooming.  I'll just have to wait and see what happens down the road.

Thanks,

Jean Crump
Zone 7, Eastern Shore of Md

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leslie Griffith" <lgriffith@kchomecare.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 5:28 PM
Subject: blooming bamboo


> I've asked my SO to check it out with the bamboo gurus -- we have about 30
> varieties planted hither and yon so far, and it is my understanding that
it
> is NOT an old wives tale -- and I believe that all the bamboo of that
> variety anywhere in the world all flower at the same time.
>
> It is a fascinating plant -- we have so enjoyed watching it shoot -- he
goes
> out every night with his little plastic flags, marking where the shoots
have
> come up that day -- I think with some patience you could actually watch it
> grow -- several shoots have grown 12 inches or more in one day.
>
> Leslie
>
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