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Originally posted by mullens
Most bamboos don't like standing in water at all.
Large bamboos seldom produce flowers, but I don't know about dwarf varieties.
Jim McLaren wrote:
I'm trying to find the name of (and hence how to care for) a minature
bamboo purchased last spring by my wife at a nearby garden centre.
The label only says its a bamboo and the cultural advice in the form of
diagrams suggests full sun to part shade, moderate water and a
temperature of 20C. The watering aspect is somewhat contradicted by a
diagram saying the pot should stand in a saucer filled with a minimum
of 1cm and maximum of 3cm of water.
The plant flourished throughout the summer in this waterlogged state,
the foliage being about 20cm high and a few flowers were produced.
However, throughout autumn the foliage has yellowed and is now
apparently dead as are the culms. Is it a deciduous species, or
annual, or simply been killed by my not adjusting the culture for
autumn and winter?
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Jim McLaren
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Yes. I stopped standing it in a saucer of water when it started to die back and I've been keeping it moist since then. I don't feel it would be right to let it completely dry out, but I may be wrong. The culms didn't have the usual woody feel to them, but were more grass-like and annual, so the die back may well be natural.
Many thanks for your reply.