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Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 7:07 pm
by Deane
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
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Wed May 10, 2017 5:32 pm
by Deane
Anyone else got this bamboo and is yours flowering
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:31 pm
by Markj
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
Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 2:57 pm
by Nicholas
Markj 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.
It could be Phyllostachys praecox. which has flowered recently
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 4:55 pm
by Markj
That would be my guess as well, it's also widespread here as well.
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 8:06 pm
by Deane
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
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 7:44 pm
by Deane
Anyone ID from shoot in pic at all
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 8:00 pm
by needmore
Looks right to me but mine never matured much, still those dark red shoots are fairly unique.
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 6:01 pm
by Deane
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
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 7:05 pm
by Markj
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....!
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 7:15 pm
by Markj
Heres a old pic, been posted on here already- quite distinctive features
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 7:17 pm
by Deane
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
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 9:01 pm
by Markj
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?
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 10:06 pm
by fredgpops
I have quite a few plants of this species and no sign of flowering. Have quite a few new shoots already. RGds
Re: Think my Phyllostachys Iridescens is going to seed
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 11:38 am
by johnw
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