Over a inch thick culms in second year in ground not bad going Vivax

Could we have a picture plz

My friend has it flowering but mine is not

Vivax and Nigra Punctata sizing up nice

Very nice, has it sized up much ?

Brad did you ever find out which bamboo it was ?

Van-isle-bamboo wrote:Looking good m8. I’ve got mine planted in the ground now. Super excited to see what it turns into.

I have that one in ground in greenhouse and one in a pot in polytunnel

Mine are coming along nice after there treatment

Ar I see, it would be exciting if it was,thanks Nicholas for your help, unfortunately I can’t trace the seller ,the bamboo was from a collector, I will post pics as it grows

[edit] The last explanation I may have is that this is not bicolor but rather nabeshimana - that form does also produce green culms with only a few yellow stripes here and there and culms that look like bicolor (which would explain the confusion) Thank you very much Nicholas, to throw a spanner in ...

You may not be the only one Deane, I wonder if Mark from your country has it? Search I think Markj posts for photos of his bamboo he has them all and they are beautiful! Yeah I have seen some of mark’s pictures looks like he has a great set up there and some great bamboo’s , not seen him on here fo...

I bought this Phyllostachys edulis a few years back as edulis bicolour but I was convinced it was standard green edulis but now I am getting culms coming up 10x the size of the plant with yellow culms what’s your thoughts please

Thanks guys very interesting

springtimeshoots wrote:Damn. I only see that size in my dreams. Mines will be that big one day...one day.Tho It hasn't happened in 8+ years.

Is yours Iridescens or Iridescens ‘Heterochroma ‘

I am interested in adding Phyllostachys sp tip top to my collection but can’t find much about it apart from this “Still to be identified (probably P. hispida or P. varioriculata). Moderately running. Delicate and very dense foliage. It is the densest of the genus Phyllostachys.” Anyone of you good p...