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Flowering black bamboo

I have a large black bamboo in my garden about 10ft tall and has flowered,i have read that this is rear,so would be interested to hear some views or info(phyllostachys nigra)

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  • Rodgy-dodgeRodgy-dodge Posts: 115

    Hi Paul smith4, A few years ago this happened to mine and I'm afraid it died afterwards.

    I was told by an expert that when they flower it's very likely they die. I ended up digging it up. image

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    So is the answer to stop them flowering if a spike appears or does that not work? How sad to lose it if it's mature. 

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • addictaddict Posts: 659

    It will die image Mine did. You get about 7 years from it then its all over. A few survive but are severely weakened and will take years to recover.

  • Lupin 1Lupin 1 Posts: 8,916

    That's not good news.

    I've had mine 5yrs and as soon as it stops raining I'm off out to inspect it.

  • addictaddict Posts: 659

    LOL kef its not gonna suddenly go.

    Waterbutts I think they sell at 3 yrs so you get the full seven. Someone said its all to do with the mother plant they are propagated from. All go at the same time. 

  • addictaddict Posts: 659

    Haha I guess so. 

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    mine's been here a good 10 years, maybe more and I know of a clump 6 foot across that must be much older than mine. No flowers though.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • addictaddict Posts: 659

    "a colony flowers just once and then dies.  The species survive only through the germination of the resultant seeds.  Individual plants sometimes recover from flowering, but don't count on it, so flowering is something to regret, not rejoice in."

    Must be a different colony nutcutlet. Thats what I meant about the mother plant. If the colony the mother came from flowers then so will all the propagated plants. 

  • addictaddict Posts: 659

    LOL! Wish there was a chuckling smiley waterbutts image image image

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