Bill, Jos has a bamboo I'm interested in and was checking here for more info and unless I am totally missing it, I do not see it in the species list??? Here is a paste from his catalog, pardon my Dutch...the bolded one is what I may go after.


OLYGOSTACHYUM

Olygostachium lubricum Stug opgaande halmen.

Hoogte 3-5 m. zon tot schaduw winterhard tussen -15/-18°C



-oedogonatum Sierlijke plant met smal lang blad.

Hoogte 2-3 m. zon tot schaduw winterhard tussen -18/-22°C



-sulcatum Sierlijke plant met opvallend blad.

Hoogte 3-6 m. zon tot schaduw winterhard tussen -15/-18°C

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Brad Salmon, zone 5b/6 Southern Indiana
Winters -20 to -25C. Summers 30 to 35C , humid. 115 cm annual precipitation, frost free from May through early October. 259.3 meters elevation. Growing 150+ species. http://www.needmorebamboo.com/

O.K., I found one member of the genus but not the above ones , it must be rare I find no photos anywhere yet.

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Brad Salmon, zone 5b/6 Southern Indiana
Winters -20 to -25C. Summers 30 to 35C , humid. 115 cm annual precipitation, frost free from May through early October. 259.3 meters elevation. Growing 150+ species. http://www.needmorebamboo.com/

Look under Semiarundinaria lubrica for the first species. Not sure which genus is right for this species yet.

Chris