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Keywords: Poaceae | Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis' | cultivated in Coquitlam, British Columbia
Thank you to “Weekend Gardener” of the UBC BG Forums for sharing another photograph via the BPotD Submissions Forum (in this thread). Always enjoyable, WG, thanks.
The Royal Horticultural Society Garden Rosemoor provides an excellent summary article about golden Chinese timber bamboo, with suggested links to the American Bamboo Society and the European Bamboo Society. For information about the genus, Wikipedia provides a short description of Phyllostachys.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at January 17, 2008 8:40 AM
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Posted by: van at January 17, 2008 9:50 AM
lovely picture selby gardens has
lovely plants tall after all these years
daniel the storey about finding a new
tree species in madagascar
a self destructing palm tree
100 years old is on the net
in linnean journal today
coryphoid?
it blooms every 100 years
could you all look it up
and perhaps comment than you
Posted by: elizabeth a airhart at January 17, 2008 9:57 AM
Phyllostachys vivax - Z8 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Phyllostachys vivax - Z7-10 - A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Brickell, Cole, Zuk
Phyllostachys, fil-los-tak-is, from Gr. phyllon, a leaf, and stachys, a spike, the flowers in leafy spikes. Plant Names Simplified, Johnson and Smith
Posted by: Beverley at January 17, 2008 11:27 AM
"daniel the storey about finding a new tree species in madagascar a self destructing palm tree"
Here's some info about the new palm:
http://www.kew.org/scihort/news/new_palm_genus.html
Posted by: Michael F at January 17, 2008 12:37 PM
This is so good to see and the Photograps are great. With all the interest in using Bamboo for building and floors and since it is fast growing I am pleased to learn more about it.
Thank you,
Margaret-Rae
Posted by: Margaret-Rae Davis at January 17, 2008 7:03 PM
Beautiful bamboo
Posted by: Bambugiga at January 18, 2008 10:51 AM
A sincere thanks to Michael F. for the reference to the Tahina spectabilis palm. Fascinating.
Posted by: Knox at January 19, 2008 7:03 AM
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Wonderful. My favorite bamboo!