Phyllostachys heteroclada seedling

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Oops, I thought Foxd was making up the name. I guess that won't get 1/2" shoots. :wink:

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Thuja wrote:Oops, I thought Foxd was making up the name. I guess that won't get 1/2" shoots. :wink:

Asparagus densiflorus http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx ... ra_id=1001

Before I would intermix this plant with my bamboo, I would give careful consider to the information below. It's a noxious weed in the landscape. If you happen to let the thorns stick you, then you will feel the painful soreness for about a week. I would love to eradicate if from my property, but the birds just keep bringing it back. It's a tough plant and hard to get rid of.
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This document is Fact Sheet FPS-51, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: October 1999. Please visit the EDIS web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

Fact Sheet FPS-51

Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’ "Asparagus Fern"

<snip>The stems of this plant emerge directly from the ground and become woody and spiny, so be careful when handling this species. The thorns cause significant irritation to many people that handle the plant.

<snip> Seeds germinate in the landscape and the plant has escaped into natural habitats in parts of Florida. It can also become a weed in your landscape.
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Roy - Yeah, one man's weed is another man's ornamental. If it is highly successful in surviving it is a weed. If you have to work to keep it alive it's an ornamental. :o

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Hi All, I received several hundred seeds, soaked 30 or so overnight in warm water. Scattered them across a good soil mix of sand, pete, and soil. Patted them down lightly. Keeping them moist...misting the top when they look like they are in need.

Should I have been more careful when placing them...spacing them I mean?

I'm in for a fight when its time to seperate them and transplant huh?

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CJ,
I hope you meant peat! We have to be sure with you......

They seem pretty hardy once they have germinated. I have yanked a bunch and just put the corpses to the side(unwanted seedlings), and some continue to grow. I would assume if you're careful enough, you could dig em up and replant.
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Whats that supposed to mean? "We have to be sure with you" :-) Is that a newbie comment on me or what.

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just kiddin around of coarse....

when someone outright states they peg tree rats with a paintball gun yah gotta wonder....

sorry for my unique sense of humor or lack thereof
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LOL. I think he meant Pete, as in a person named Pete. Don't want anyone using human compost for their backyard gardens!

I agree with RFG, the seedlings are pretty tough once they get on their feet, I mean roots, tho moso is a bit more sensitive than heteroclada.
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Sorry C.J., we were a little on edge. With Mike talking about the possibilities of a woodchipper................................. :evil:



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chele, when CJ refers to waterboo, refers to this thread. Phyllostachys heteroclada 8)
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rfgpitt wrote:just kiddin around of coarse....

when someone outright states they peg tree rats with a paintball gun yah gotta wonder....

sorry for my unique sense of humor or lack thereof
You are forgiven :lol: gonna cost you some boo though...
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rfgpitt wrote:So have any germinated, yet!!??
Looks like one is coming from its subterranean dwelling. I'll keep you updated on my progress report. 8)



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I think this is day 4...no signs of life yet. Once established and in its own planter...will I be able to place this in my pond? I read somewhere that some do well and some do not. Maybe not totally submerged? Curious why its labled "water bamboo" if its not able to be submerged? Maybe because its the most water tolerant variety?
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Waterboo-advice from the pamphlet of ponds and plants.

Phyllostachys Heteroclada
Phllostachys Atrovaginata
Phyllostachys nidularia

There may be more, but these three are generally considered to be tolerant of wet soils. But the advice states that they should be planted in well-drained soil and allowed to run into the wetland area.


Jim and his experiments http://www.jmbamboo.com/buddhabelly.htm

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It has been 9 days since waterboo planted heteroclada.
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Acourding to the book, Hardy Bamboos-Taming The Dragon, heteroclada is known as water bamboo because of it's tolerance of waterlogged soil,due to the air channels present in the rhizomes. So near a pond would be good. I use to start seeds in trays but over crouding was a ploblem, so I went to using pete pots. Putting 3 or 4 seeds in each,then thinning if needed. I wasted a lot of good seedlings thinning out trays. And surface sow the seeds, cover lightly with sand or vermiculite.
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