by randy | Jun 8, 2016 | Bamboo, Rare Plants |
Bambusa ventricosa, also called Buddha Belly Bamboo, is a very versatile bamboo. It grows very tall and gracefully in the ground, but in containers the culms become stunted, and swell between the nodes giving the canes a pot bellied look to them. This bamboo makes a...
by randy | Jun 8, 2016 | Bamboo, Rare Plants |
Oldham’s Bamboo What can I say about this plant other than that you should have one. I use this plant for so many things. The thin branches make great stakes for tomatoes, cucumbers and beans. I’m using the thicker culms as grape trellises. Aside from...
by randy | Jun 8, 2016 | Bamboo, Rare Plants |
Many people consider Timor black bamboo to be the most beautiful of all of the bamboos, and it isn’t hard to see why. The shiny black culms look like polished ebony, which contrast with the bright green of the leaves, making for a very graceful display. Origin...
by randy | May 25, 2016 | Rare Plants |
This plant was sold to me as Amorphophallus bulbifer. The leaves grow bulbils from the leaf axis, just like A. bulbifer does, but when it finally bloomed I realized that it was definitely not A. bulbifer. I didn’t know what it was though. After some digging...
by randy | May 25, 2016 | Rare Plants |
Peony Flowered Voodoo Lily This is one of the larger members of the genus Amorphophallus. The leaf can be as tall as five or six feet. With a pebbly textured petiole that makes it look like lizard skin. The inflorescence pictured to the right has a quarter on the rim...
