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Old 02-05-2006, 10:38 AM
echinosum echinosum is offline
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Originally Posted by K
Someone in urg mentioned their bamboo was flowering, and today my
neighbour pointed out that both his and mine was in flower.

So - what triggers bamboo to flower? Age? A hot summer? Being potbound?
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Kay
The answer to your question is not yet known to science.

Some Fargesia nitida clones are currently flowering. They have dark culms and some have been misdescribed by sellers as black bamboo.