Psudosasa Japonica flowering?

[CJW]

I am hearing from some of my contacts in the US that Psudosasa has started flowering, anyone seeing this yet?

I haven't seen it do just yet, but I'll bet it will soon enough.

[Jeff: Igor's Apprentice]

Isn't this a sporadic flowerer?

Or, are we going into some superceding super-flowering episode?

[CJW]

Isn't this a sporadic flowerer?

Or, are we going into some superceding super-flowering episode?

could be.. I haven't a clue. I was just told about this today, and I am in a bit of a panic, as I don't want my screen to up and die on me. so far no sign of it flowering here. .. hmm If you know anything more let me know.. look for purple flower spikes in clusters.
I am hoping the flowering is sporadic and not a super-episode. !!

[BooKing]

It does sporadically flower but I have not heard of anyone getting any viable seed from it and it appears not to hurt the plant.

[Roy]

It does sporadically flower but I have not heard of anyone getting any viable seed from it and it appears not to hurt the plant.

I have a couple of 25 gallon pot of it and occasionally I will get a few flowers here and there every so many years. No seeds and no detrimental effects.

[CJW]

It does sporadically flower but I have not heard of anyone getting any viable seed from it and it appears not to hurt the plant.

I have a couple of 25 gallon pot of it and occasionally I will get a few flowers here and there every so many years. No seeds and no detrimental effects.

Interesting!! I wonder why the other species suffer so much?.. Anyway I need not worry. I don't see any signs of flowing on mine , and it appears not to have ill effects on the plant ... no worry .. !!

[needmore]

The Variegata, Akebono, & Akebonosuji forms do suggest that viable seeds are produced periodically.

[Jonathan Poston]

needmore wrote:

The Variegata, Akebono, & Akebonosuji forms do suggest that viable seeds are produced periodically.

But couldn't they arise spontaneously like vivax 'aureocaulis' 'Huangwhenzu' and 'Huangwhenzu Inversa'?

Regards

[Markj]

Viable seed is produced but it's fairly rare, it's also rare for established clumps to suffer, most continue to grow normal.

[Roy]

It does sporadically flower but I have not heard of anyone getting any viable seed from it and it appears not to hurt the plant.

I have a couple of 25 gallon pot of it and occasionally I will get a few flowers here and there every so many years. No seeds and no detrimental effects.

Interesting!! I wonder why the other species suffer so much?.. Anyway I need not worry. I don't see any signs of flowing on mine , and it appears not to have ill effects on the plant ... no worry .. !!

If the plant only produces a few flowers, and perhaps no seed, then it's probably not much stress on the plant.

[Mike McG]

In August 04, on one of my visits to Kentuck, who is about an hour drive south of where I live in Brenham, he gave me a dozen seeds from his flowering P. japonica. two of these seeds sprouted. They were in a community pot and last fall I potted them separately. One declined over winter and died. The other is still alive in a pot but was never very vigorous. I was planning on planting it this fall when we get some rain.

On another visit to Kentuck in March of this year, he gave me a pot of flowering P. japonica. I do not know if this is the same plant that the seeds came from. I collected some seed last week but it appears to be mostly chaff, but I will try planting anyway.


Mike near Brenham TX

[BooKing]

Very interesting...I wonder where those cultivars came from originally-seeds or mutation? Anyone got some pics of the seeds from this?


Mike-tell Kentuck he should pays us a visit sometime here at the Bambooweb. He has some good insight and humor.

[needmore]

But couldn't they arise spontaneously like vivax 'aureocaulis' 'Huangwhenzu' and 'Huangwhenzu Inversa'?

Regards

Yes, I'm sure that they could have, but I'd be willing to bet that white leafed forms are most likely from seed...but I wouldn't bet much on it

[BooKing]

The more we know about bamboos, the less we know -if this makes sense. Bamboo is truly an enigma.

[john voss]

two or three years ago, i noticed that my arrow (scavenged from different sources) was blooming. i then found an internet article stating the pandas were dieing (by the hundreds if i remember correctly) because of this event and the subsequent weakening of the plants. i asked marler s. for his take on this matter and he stated that pandas couldn't eat arrow as it is a japanese species. my later research supported his opinion. at the least, i think it is not a panda food.goes to show that internet knowledge is as suspect as any other kind!
my arrows continue to bloom every spring, and the plants,while not growing extremely vigorously, have not declined. i have not collected seeds.i welcome any supporting or contrary opinions.john voss