My bamboo is flowering

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tienle Joined: 9/29/2006 Location: Posts: 8	Posted: Aug/18/2008 7:31 PM PST It's a weeping variety in a large container. I just noticed small flowers on it. Is it doomed? The nursery where I purchased it this summer says no, that it will come back just fine in the winter. Should I cut the blooms off? Quote \| Reply \| Report

ARWadoo Joined: 8/16/2008 Location: J&K Posts: 1	Posted: Aug/18/2008 11:49 PM PST Quote: Originally posted by tienle It's a weeping variety in a large container. I just noticed small flowers on it. Is it doomed? The nursery where I purchased it this summer says no, that it will come back just fine in the winter. Should I cut the blooms off? Dear sir I had a weeping variety collected from the wild . It did flower in 2007 and died, but i collected seed and also do not disturb site where it flowers, You will see the seed germinates and you will be lucky to have a number of juviniles. ARWadoo Quote \| Reply \| Report

witt Joined: 3/28/2008 Location: The Bucolic Bungalow Lancaster, SC Posts: 3141 Moderator	Posted: Aug/19/2008 6:12 AM PST Oh, I'd love to see a picture of that! Quote \| Reply \| Report

tienle Joined: 9/29/2006 Location: Posts: 8	Posted: Aug/19/2008 8:13 AM PST I'm not a great photographer, but you get the idea. Nothing showy, but it's a lovely harbinger of death. I'll be sorry to lose this...it has given me great happiness. Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

Aurora Joined: 4/24/2008 Location: Chesapeake VA Posts: 1933	Posted: Aug/26/2008 4:44 AM PST Keep those seeds Quote \| Reply \| Report