I am taking cuttings later in the year for sure! They should be able to overwinter, but there is not too much evidence on the internet.

I planted some outside and now they have foot long vines whipping around. How large can gynostemma get in one season?

I just started growing Gynostemma pentaphyllum from seed and only have small plants. I want to know how they taste, but they are soooo small and I do not want to kill them. But I tried them anyways... That is very true though. some herbs growing next to eachother can taste quite different. I think m...

Have you had any luck with the plants? I know this is kind of a late bump, but i am looking for seeds to grow this spring, and am wondering how this grew for you. Did they live over the winter?

How much biomass do you think one vine could produce? It seems like a lot of growth and more food than I could eat... And I eat a lot.

Did you ever consider putting a little loop of mesh or chickenwire around the base of the plants? It would be a shame for a rabbit, deer, or squirrel to sever a plant. We have had rabbits chew through all sorts of things here. Are any pests even a problem there? That is some very impressive producti...

That is a scary plant. Looks like a land-dwelling kraken.

What was that last sedum pictured? I think I have that one but do not know what it is called.

Wow, that is amazing. If my bamboos ever look that good, I would be the happiest person alive.

I saw something where the roots were planted along with a split piece of bamboo so they could grow straight. It would probably help with digging them up as well.

Its a kwangsiensis, so a quick google search turned up a post from here. http://www.bambooweb.info/bb/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5657

According to the caption, they are "bamboo trees."

I love explaining to people how they are actually grasses.

Or is that Atrovaginata? Sometimes that one can look pinkish.

Is that last one a Parvifolia?

I hope mine gets that big some day, even if it takes ten years...

I just stopped a rhizome from going through my trench. I didn't want it to go in my neighbors yard, so I ran it through a drainage hole in a pot.

The world does not need another annoying bamboo hater.