I rooted some bamboo from south florida I recived a few cuttings (clums) started them at the joint. I had watched this grow for 2 yrs it gets 3-4 inch around and every bit of forty ft tall. clumper not running. I rooted some in the ground I was going to trade some so I cut it back to ship and today I look at it and its puting off verigated shoots yippeee! Well guess this ones not going lol is this ordinary with bamboo my friends never did this
This message was edited Apr 18, 2010 6:03 PM
I've had several species of Bamboo do the same thing. New shoots would have variegated leaves, but later would change back to plain green.
If your plant remains variegated, and you can propagate it, you have a new cultivar!
What species is it?
Thanks for the repy I wish I knew It is a clumper gets to 4 or more inch around stays green roots easly from joints of mature culm thats about all I can tell you know I watched pt pn Ft Myers at a friends grow before I decided I would give it a shot it does get tall 30-40 ft
