Bamboo flowering

9 years ago

Just the other day I noticed some of my bamboo was flowering. I think they're a Bambusa vulgaris variety. Doing a bit of research, it's said they don't fruit and seed isn't known. The plants were on my place when I bought it so don't know how old they are. I've seen flowering in a different species about 6 years ago, those produced seed. I'll be finding out for sure soon enough whether these will be different.

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tropicbreezent
Original Author
9 years ago
Close up of the flowers.
Ekor Tupai
9 years ago
It's rare occasion. The sad part is, after flowering, they will die.
tropicbreezent thanked Ekor Tupai
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tropicbreezent
Original Author
9 years ago
I'd actually be happy if those bamboos died. When I first saw the flowers I was pleased but went and looked up flowering for Bambusa vulgaris. Unfortunately the information was that they don't seed and although the culms die, usually the plants shoot again from the base.

About 6 years ago our native one, Bambusa arnhemica, flowered and those all died over a period of 3 years. Afterwards there were lots of seedlings and now you wouldn't even know any had died. It happens about every 80 years.

But I don't know for sure if this one in the photo is B. vulgaris. If it isn't and it dies I'll use the seedlings to replant in a different part of my land. If it is B. vulgaris I'll keep breaking any new shoots off to kill the plant and put different ones where I want them.