Bamboo

[Hakone]

Phyllostachys atrovaginata

 

[Leo Schordje]

I have Phyllostachys atrovaginata and really love the rich green color, the relatively large diamemeter of the culms for the height of the culms, and the wood is definitely stronger than many of the other hardy Phyllostachys. It is also quite cold hardy. And the shoots have a nice sweet flavor without any bite at all, good raw or cooked.

If one were to test a running bamboo for zone 4 or even colder, P. atrovaginata is a good canidate.

Hakone the P. vivax and all your bamboos are lovely

 

[Hakone]

Leo Schordje,
thank you very much

 

[Lanmark]

I did not know there were such beautiful variegated bamboos available before you showed us these photographs. :drool: Thank you for sharing these with us! :clap:

 

[SlipperFan]

Reminds me of stalks of asparagus coming up....

 

[JeanLux]

Beauties!!!! Jean

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Reminds me of stalks of asparagus coming up....

Yup, prime time to cut that puppy and get it into a pot! :rollhappy:

 

[jewel]

beautiful pics, especially the one with the black bamboo and yellow callas! do fresh bamboo shoots taste like the canned ones or are they a thousand times better:drool:.
~ Jewel

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

do fresh bamboo shoots taste like the canned ones or are they a thousand times better:drool:.

Oh my, YES! The season's over here now, but it is one of the favorite spring foods in Japan.

 

[jewel]

i need bamboo!!! they sound delicious:drool::drool:
~ Jewel