bambusa vulgaris "wamin"

[Tad]

we dug up some regular oldhamii for a customer and so I decided while we were at it to split a clump of wamin

[Tad]

this clump is about 4 or 5 years old from a double cane cut off the mother plant

[Tad]

I made cuttings of this last year but it is soooooo slow to get them up to size!!

[Tad]

[Tad]

getting down n dirty digging the first culms off the main plant

[Tad]

giving the chop to the clump

[Kris]

Dear Tad

I have this variety of bamboo in our house garden,yes they are slow here too ! But it likes coconut palm fertilizer,since this was initially pale and no new clumps but during rains i started using this coco palm fertz..now its green & clumping but its not growing tall at all ?

Love,

Kris

[Tad]

hauling them to the new site

[Tad]

tiki the heeler dog checks out the bamboo to make sure its worthy of going in HIS yard

[Tad]

the brides prolly gonna be a little ticked that I am invading her area of the yard, but she will get over it ....I hope

[Really full garden]

This is my favorite bamboo and it is slow here as well.I think this is a good trait for a bamboo.This one is easily controled and can be planted in even small patio sized gardens.Have you seen the variegated variety?

[Tad]

i have some thats the ( kim-e-eye ) type , but I dont think its as good a plant as regular wamin!!

[popper1]

There is a variegated wamin, Bambusa vulgaris 'Wamin Striata', in addition to Bambusa tuldoides 'Kimmei', I have both. The variegation on the wamin striata is pretty subtle. The culms are two shades of green; sort of a lime green with darker stripes. Unfortunately like the regular wamin it is SLOW!

[Tad]

i tried cuttings from tuldoides, didnt get a one to take, its a great shrubby bamboo, just didnt propagate well for me, I may try and tisssue culture it,

[Palmə häl′ik]

Eww Yeah.

I like the BuddahBelly!

I heard they do good in containers being rootbound. They like the stress?

It fattens 'em up? I dunno.

Either way, yours look great.

~Ray.

[ariscott]

They are slow, but not as slow as my B. lako. Mine just keep on getting fatter... it looks more like topiary at the moment . I hope it will gain some height next.... although where it is planted, it doesn't need to get tall to get the sun!!

Regards, Ari

[Peter]

I'm trying it here in Socal, but in a pot. I've heard that it doesn't get the swollen nodes here due to lack of humidity-we'll see. It's a few years old, and is about 5' tall, with some swerve tp the stems but no swelling yet. Did fine thru the big freeze, but it's a thirsty plant.

[Tad]

ari my lako is faster than the belly??????

I think wamin does better in the ground than in a can,

[Xavierdlc61887]

there goes tads awesome pictures!!

[Gan Eden]

I love to try one, never see any for sale in my part of the world.....sad

[rozpalm]

I have a mature Wamin and find that it will put up about 2-4 sticks a year starting in May and then it usually kills off one. This is a very slow growing bamboo. I have always heard that lots of water is what makes the nodes swell.

[popper1]

It is the B. tuldoides'Kimmei' that needs to be stressed to produce the 'bellies'; when not stressed the canes revert to normal. Keeping it pot bound or dry will usually stress it sufficiently. The B. vulgaris 'Wamin' doesn't need the stress.

[gcyao]

I have a Buddha's Belly growing in a corner. How can one tell which variety it is?

[ariscott]

Post the photo, George... someone will, if I can't....

Regards, Ari

[Kris]

And here are stills of our Bambusa...

Love,

Kris

[Walter John]

I'm considering having wamin in a pot, it's on special near here. I would have to water regularly, what other considerations do you think I should consider ?

[ariscott]

Wal,

I will pull out your B. vulgaris vittata (I just thought I had one.... correct me if I am wrong) and put B. vulgaris wamin instead. They don't grow too big and quite slow too, so perfect for suburban block. Whereas B. vulgaris vittata will take over!!

Regards, Ari

[Walter John]

I picked up some wamin for pot growth, kind of an experiment really.

[John Case]

I'm considering having wamin in a pot, it's on special near here. I would have to water regularly, what other considerations do you think I should consider ?

wal,

I don't know how cold you get in winter, but under 30F will top kill. If the ground gets cold, the rhizomes will suffer greatly in a pot. Otherwise, water regularly, moist but not wet.

BTW, how many rats does a manly packer pack?

[ExperimentalGrower]

Old thread but curious about people in California trying this variety. I have a couple plants through their first NorCal winter in pots under a pergola. They seemed to pretty much cease growth during the winter despite being repotted end of summer. Obviously mine isn’t even established but if I had to guess I’d say it’s not very fond of cool wet weather. I’m curious to see how it picks up as the weather continues to warm.

[Missi]

On 6/27/2009 at 10:06 PM, ariscott said:

They are slow, but not as slow as my B. lako.

My mother-in-law was just asking me the other day why my lako clump is so much smaller than my chungii clump. Thanks to you, I now know why...it's just a slower species!