tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post2323968000024631067..comments2024-03-28T08:47:47.312-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Early May updates, part 2Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-90369297959217723832011-05-05T14:57:56.048-07:002011-05-05T14:57:56.048-07:00I'm very impressed with how our 'Koi' ...I'm very impressed with how our 'Koi' is developing. The culm are beautiful--not only the new ones, but also the older ones that have faded to a buttery yellow. In addition, I find the leaves were attractive.<br /><br />I think 'Tsuboi' is flowering everywhere. I have a couple of small seedlings, but they're all-green, no variegation. I'm hoping the variegated mother plant will survive.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-60815835246004171452011-05-05T14:13:35.959-07:002011-05-05T14:13:35.959-07:00It's always fantastic to see bamboos shooting!...It's always fantastic to see bamboos shooting! P. aurea 'Koi' is such an underrated plant, they should be grown by more gardeners :)<br /><br />You might be interested to know, ours and a friends Pleioblastus shibuyanus 'Tsuboi' is also currently flowering!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-34329810670512392892011-05-05T06:56:47.514-07:002011-05-05T06:56:47.514-07:00My pieces of spectabilis have put up shoots for a ...My pieces of spectabilis have put up shoots for a couple weeks already, but it has been very cold so they've made no progress at all and stayed at 1 inch or so. They do seem to be resisting the frost so that's good. <br /><br />Next week we should finally get seasonable temperatures in the 60s, but after-wards it will probably get cold again.Steve Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-34163481389250539082011-05-04T16:14:18.652-07:002011-05-04T16:14:18.652-07:00Alan, to me it's the nodes that separate the i...Alan, to me it's the nodes that separate the internodes, but it's just a different way of looking at the same thing :-).<br /><br />I think the 'Spectabilis' will be fine. I'm sure it's busy doing what is needed in order to survive. I'll keep it well watered and out of the hot sun until it has leafed out.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-44183903574412627502011-05-04T04:46:44.448-07:002011-05-04T04:46:44.448-07:00Isn't it the internodes that separate the node...Isn't it the internodes that separate the nodes, not the other way around? ;-)<br /><br />A little warm weather really makes the shoots grow like crazy, doesn't it? I'm surprised at how much the 'Spectabilis' has grown! I assume the plant knows that it needs at least one of its buds to turn into a rhizome, but seeing more shoots worries me a little. I know the worry is probably unfounded, but I can't help it.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.com