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Old 10-10-2005, 10:49 AM
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I have heard that bamboo plants flower is this true?

Some species of bamboo rarely flower, some of them only every 10-100 or more years. Some of these species are monocarpic, the plant dying after the seed matures. Furthermore, all the individuals of the species will flower at the same time in a large geographical region. This is thought to have evolved to reduce the effect of predators of the seed, who would be unable to depend on a predictable food supply.
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Fargesia nitida

sad to say but the great clumping bamboo F.nitida family of which i have two:fountain and a super rare 'DeBelder' are flowering/dieing and i just bought mine last june..needless to say i will be talking to the seller as i paid a pretty price for them to only die in less than a year..

some bamboo's never flower so ive heard.....when one species flowers all of the same all over the world does so at the same time as they all come from a mother plant somewhere...

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see if this helps

http://www.bamboogarden.com/when%20bamboo%20flowers.htm
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