I honestly thought Dendrocalamus minor amoenus would be a slow grower here in the San Francisco Bay Area as it is a true tropical, and I didn't expect it to get either hot enough or wet enough here for it to truly thrive.

Well, it's turned out to be quite vigorous; here are some pics of new growth during year 2 in the ground:

http://www.modernistgardening.info/2012 ... oting.html

Either D. minor amoenus is much less picky about growing conditions than I thought, or it must be absolutely freakishly fast-growing under ideal conditions.

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David
San Francisco Bay Area
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I planted mine in the ground this year. It currently has 3 new shoots.