Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
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Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed ,is anyone else's doing the same ? Or have I got it wrong , if it is will it pull through,is there anything I can do
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Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Anyone else got this bamboo and is yours flowering
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Hi- I'd put money on it being incorrectly labled, the true plant is actually hard to find here
If theirs any new shoots popping up nows the time to check.
If theirs any new shoots popping up nows the time to check.
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Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
It could be Phyllostachys praecox. which has flowered recentlyMarkj wrote:Hi- I'd put money on it being incorrectly labled, the true plant is actually hard to find here
If theirs any new shoots popping up nows the time to check.
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
That would be my guess as well, it's also widespread here as well.
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Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Thanks for replys ,I got this bamboo from a friend who is a bit of a bamboo expert ,having said that he could well be wrong ,although it's quite rare in uk it is available http://www.uk-bamboos.co.uk/Detail-B/ph ... escens.htm ,I have found a picture of it shooting so maybe you good people could id it to confirm it's identity
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Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Anyone ID from shoot in pic at all
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Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Looks right to me but mine never matured much, still those dark red shoots are fairly unique.
Brad Salmon, zone 12B Kea'au, HI
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Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Thanks Brad ,it is strange that it's flowering but nobody's else's is tho ,I am just hoping it pulls through
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
The plant is very small which won't help but even if it does pull through you've got a few years of looking at a almost dead plant
My patience for this has dwindled away to almost nothing, so anything here going full flower mode is cut down pretty quick ( by that I mean a year or two ) the
only one I'm putting up with is Phyllostachys praecox 'Viridisulcata' -it's still fairly attractive in a 'almost' full flower mode so the saws are on hold for the mo - but patience
does wear thin after a while and it's been a good 10 years stuck in this mode
Phyllostachys iridescens- the trouble here is imported Chinese stock , forget the label treat the purchase as a lucky dip....!
My patience for this has dwindled away to almost nothing, so anything here going full flower mode is cut down pretty quick ( by that I mean a year or two ) the
only one I'm putting up with is Phyllostachys praecox 'Viridisulcata' -it's still fairly attractive in a 'almost' full flower mode so the saws are on hold for the mo - but patience
does wear thin after a while and it's been a good 10 years stuck in this mode
Phyllostachys iridescens- the trouble here is imported Chinese stock , forget the label treat the purchase as a lucky dip....!
Bamboo...Please note... This plant is seriously addictive and you may lose interest in other, less rewarding plants!
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Bamboo...Please note... This plant is seriously addictive and you may lose interest in other, less rewarding plants!
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Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
I had not long planted it in the ground in my garden ,so have moved it to my nursery and replaced it for Phyllostachys parvifolia which is now shooting well. I buy most of my bamboos from specialists in uk ,France and Portugal and have quite a collection 40 + most of which are Phyllostachys but always looking for ones I don't have ,I know you have a very nice collection Mark ,do you ever sell any mark ? I would be very interested in any I don't have
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Hi Deane, used to sell/give away a fair bit- but some seem to under a fungus attack which has limited it lately. Is their anything your particularly interested in?
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Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
I have quite a few plants of this species and no sign of flowering. Have quite a few new shoots already. RGds
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Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
A friend in Denmark has a big clump of a verified Phyllostachys iridescent. He emailed me this morning to say: "I have never had flowers on my bamboo."
john
john
johnw coastal Nova Scotia