Oooh noooo!!! I remember doing a lot of research last year (or 2 years ago?) before getting this one for my son's birthday. And now... :( I will check tomorrow for any sign of flowers. It had a few shoots this spring, being potted. I was hoping to move it into a bigger planter but I guess it's no us...

Is Ph. nigra really flowering? Maybe just a few cases... isolated? Hopefully?

But I'd love some seeds too. Please, let us know if you get enough to spare. Not for free, of course.

Thank you.

So it would be safe to get a Henon division without the risk of having it flowering soon and then die?

Indeed, if we don't get rain, and soon!, I think we're going to be in a biiig trouble around here...

Mima - Socal - dry as paper

I'd watermark my pics if I'd have that many all over the www.

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Good luck!

I've noticed some of the eBay sellers are nurseries so not all of the eBay sellers are scammers.

So beautiful! What murderer could've sprayed the plants by the fence? Not only the bamboo, but all the others... And the barrier is so obvious there.

Thanks for sharing!

Mima

As far as I know, all Phyllostachys shoots are edible, and almost all types of bamboo. If you're not sure of the ID, it could be safer to boil them.

Thanks, foxd!

Sorry I'm off topic, but I can see foxd that you have 16 ft tall Moso? Do you take divisions off of it?

It's one piece with the rest of the rhizome, there were no twigs in the soil mix. I can't wait to see new shoots in spring. Thank you, jd.

Is this one end of the rhizome or could it be a new shoot (which I doubt)?

This is the nigra and its roots/rhizome:

What type of compost would work the best for P. nigra, or bamboo in general? I've found this at Lowe's: http://www.lowes.com/pd_49674-11628-3207_4294707957%2B4294739166__?productId=3034293&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNs%3Dp_product_qty_sales_dollar%7C1&facetInf...

That's what I thought too. Way different to grow bamboo or other plants in the ground than in pots. Thank you, jd.