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ID please

Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 6:57 pm
by Deane
Bought this bamboo as a small 9cm potted bamboo in 2016 now it’s grown up a bit and shooting what’s people’s thoughts, my thinking is Phyllostachys Atrovaginata looking at them dark claret shoots

Re: ID please

Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 4:01 pm
by dependable
Looks like P flexiosa to me.

Re: ID please

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 9:00 am
by Deane
dependable wrote:Looks like P flexiosa to me.
Thanks the only reason I said ph Atrovaginata was I have it shooting and thought it looked very similar, Second pic is my Atrovaginata and first pic the mystery bamboo, any help to id this bamboo would be much appreciate

Re: ID please

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 4:09 pm
by dependable
Well it is possible I have my ID wrong, but the new shoots look like what I have always thought was flexiosa. One of my only clues is that it was from a stand that came back after flowering about 15 years ago, which I was told was probably flexiosa.

Re: ID please

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 9:30 pm
by Alan_L
Those don't really look like my Atro shoots either, although mine might be a bit more mature than yours.

This is mine from 2015:
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Re: ID please

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 12:18 am
by Deane
Thanks guys for your help, Alan mine is a young plant but looked at some photos of Atrovaginata shoot on the net and come up with this

Re: ID please

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 12:20 am
by Deane
Pic now I am really confused

Re: ID please

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 2:17 pm
by needmore
I'm not sure yours is showing it's true colors yet Deane.

Re: ID please

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 5:33 pm
by Deane
needmore wrote:I'm not sure yours is showing it's true colors yet Deane.
Thanks brad do you think the two bamboos I have are the same though or do think they both could change when older ?

Re: ID please

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 11:32 pm
by needmore
Only a guess but it would not surprise me if they lighten in color.

Re: ID please

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 6:09 pm
by Deane
needmore wrote:Only a guess but it would not surprise me if they lighten in color.
Thank you Brad

Re: ID please

Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 8:14 pm
by dependable
My flexiosa, or whatever it is, should be up soon, I'll add a picture when it is.

Re: ID please

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 10:56 am
by dependable
Here is the first one up. Sometimes they are more solid purple, with margins less visable, like in the OP's original picture. If this is not flexiosa, I'd be interested to know what it is. Thanks.