VanDell, How big was the inversa when you planted it? jp Hi! I got that plant potted in a 20 liter/5.3 gallon Container, it had 3 culms and the height was something about 1,80 meters/5 Feet. I agree that Harbin Inversa is quite cold hardy, as much as about any bamboo - however I find that straight ...

Hi JP, I grow Harbin Inversa in a Pot in the ground (90 liters/24 gallons) for more than 4 years now. It has grown up to more than 3,50 meters/11 feet, I live in Zone 7b/8a. Harbin inversa is very winter hardy like all the Aureosulcatas are and if you can't grow Harbin inversa successfull in your cl...

Hi! Despite what you may have read in some books or publications, Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Harbin inversa' is a good choice and you can expect vigorous growth, for sure. A lot of bullshit has been written about this beautiful bamboo, you should not believe all of it. 'Harbin inversa' is not a fru...

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Here are some more photos which I took in 2008:

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My small garden is located in Dortmund, Germany ... which is propably Zone 7b to 8a.

Hi! Here are some pictures of Bamboo in mixed plantings in my small garden. The key to success is mixing colors or structures ... http://www.bambuskalender.de/Bilder/temp/still_raining_01.jpg http://www.bambuskalender.de/Bilder/temp/still_raining_02.jpg http://www.bambuskalender.de/Bilder/temp/still...

Yep, ... Kwangsiensis is definitely flowering.

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Nice to work with in the garden ... but not for bamboo. The blade was not strong enough (flipped over) to propagate my vivax.

Boonut,

you definitely must have a dam good lawn mower ...

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I think Vivax Aureocaulis is not hardy enough for Zone 6a. Better try something else ...

Markij,

how is your Prominens performing? I was wondering a bit about what Adam-uk wrote:

"... seems to be a faster sizer-uper, much like vivax".

Over here in Germany Prominens needs quite a while to establish ...

Happy shooting-season!

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Are you sure that this is Fargesia Robusta?

Can you please show some more pictures of the plant, not only such a close-up? Thank you!

Hi all! This year I published my very first Bamboo Wall Calendar which I sell via the German chapter of the European Bamboo Society and via Amazon in Germany. http://www.amazon.de/Bambus-Kalender-2010-Kalender-Eric-Fandel/dp/3000292063/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257445047&sr=8-1 If ...

Hi all!

I'm proud to present my first self-produced Photo Calendar:

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Enjoy!

Greetings from Germany!