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Here culms the sun king....


Walter John

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Bambusa chungii is leading the way...

Same plant, two angles...

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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I just bought a small one of these, they sure are beautiful!

-Krishna

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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Yeah baby!!!!!! :drool: I just love how the bamboo has transformed my gully in three short years. They are so crazy fast growing and tall!!!!!!

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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  • 2 weeks later...

And now, just over a week later, one of the emerging culms is skyrocketing. (That's me in the wig)

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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These turn into big clumps very quickly. Its one of my favorites.

Ron

Wellington, Florida

Zone 11 in my mind

Zone 10a 9a in reality

13miles West of the Atlantic in Palm Beach County

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  • 3 weeks later...

a couple of weeks later...Chungii is going off, weather has been ideal for bamboo of late...love the powdery blue

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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  • 1 month later...

and Bambusa chungii nearly 2 months on:

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and the Ghost bamboo (Dendrocalumus Minor 'Amoenus') has now taken off:

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as has Timor Black (Bambusa lako)

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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More from the blue boo of boom ? Gives you an idea of height of the chunky chungii..

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Buddah's Belly.

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Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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The Ghost Bamboo (Dendrocalamus amoenus) is incredibly fast growing.......I had it in my last garden and it took over a huge area very quickly.....Once the Buddha Belly gets it's mojo on it is quick too!!!

Andrew,
Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

Tropical Queensland

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