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Fargesia nitida blossoms
I've got about 15 species of bamboo in New Mexico (yes- they hate it here).
Over 30 years of having bamboo, none have ever blossomed-of course! I've seen large stands of dying bamboo in blossom in Thailand and China and some blossoming bamboo near Machu Piccu, Peru, but never had any of mine bloom. Yesterday I found flower bracts on my 15 year old Fargesia nitida. So can anyone tell me what to expect? Is the whole plant going to die. Is it likely to set seed if it is the sole plant in Albuquerque? Should I do anything active in the way of pollination if I want seeds? Rick |
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Fargesia nitida blossoms
I would not expect it to die in only one year. But it is probably on
its way out. Sometimes bamboo will flower for several years in a row. (I think F. nitida puts out seeds pretty well, but sometimes bamboo will flower but not actually produce seeds.) Sometime in September or October (perhaps a little later in New Mexico), the seeds should be ready. Be sure not to collect them too early (i.e. clip branches before they are fully ripe). But you also might have to worry about birds eating them. I am not sure. Anyway, F. nitida flowered around here in 2002. Yours could be a (literally) late bloomer, or it could be from a different original propagation. I don't know a lot about flowering bamboo, but one thing I am sure of is that I really want some F. nitida seeds! I wasn't into bamboo yet when they flowered around here. If you would be willing to put me on a list, I would love to buy some seeds from you if they develop. Cheers! |
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Fargesia nitida blossoms
One more thing I found... good advice:
Fargesia nitida seeds Weekend Gardener wrote: I have never had the privilege of collecting bamboo seeds, but just in case I do, I had looked it up a year ago. You can harvest the seed individually by hand. But it seems the best way to know that it is ripe is to allow it to fall to the ground, as they only fall when they are ripe. In order to not leave things to chance, it is recommended that a piece of cloth or a tarpaulin be placed on the ground, and the seed bearing culm be shaken. The best germination rate is when the seeds are sown fresh. |
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