tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post7499922193224670657..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Bamboos at the San Diego Botanic GardenGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-74923815370101302082015-04-21T15:47:28.942-07:002015-04-21T15:47:28.942-07:00I would love to see a 100-foot-tall bamboo! Nice t...I would love to see a 100-foot-tall bamboo! Nice tour - thanks!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-4872209632744004342015-04-13T12:16:44.355-07:002015-04-13T12:16:44.355-07:00LOL, I like your thinking! Apparently Phyllostachy...LOL, I like your thinking! Apparently Phyllostachys vivax flowered in the late 60s, at least in China. While it's impossible to predict when the next gregarious flowering will be, it could be soon. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-24566527553846750682015-04-13T12:10:21.937-07:002015-04-13T12:10:21.937-07:00Good question. I bet botanical gardens are trying ...Good question. I bet botanical gardens are trying to figure that out themselves.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-12206934868267535362015-04-13T12:09:47.479-07:002015-04-13T12:09:47.479-07:00I bet you're right. I wonder how botanical gar...I bet you're right. I wonder how botanical gardens are treated under the new water conservation mandate. Are they considered farmers? Or institutional users? <br /><br />If it were possible, I'd be happy to give up some of my own water so botanical gardens can keep their plants alive.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-86695394279096805152015-04-13T12:07:30.291-07:002015-04-13T12:07:30.291-07:00Good guess. In a garden that large, I'm sure t...Good guess. In a garden that large, I'm sure they're able to reuse a lot of the resources produced by plants.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-57823818459659366402015-04-13T12:06:27.845-07:002015-04-13T12:06:27.845-07:00Yes, the dropped leaves really help. That's ho...Yes, the dropped leaves really help. That's how my own bamboos have been able to survive.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-65639407617786833942015-04-12T15:43:21.046-07:002015-04-12T15:43:21.046-07:00Nice to see Glassman's work again. His studio...Nice to see Glassman's work again. His studio was on the Venice Garden tour one year. Yes, one wonders what will happen to "amenities" like bamboo collections under the coming water restrictionsDenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-67817058460663884632015-04-11T20:39:02.733-07:002015-04-11T20:39:02.733-07:00What a treasure! Bamboo is such a beautiful group...What a treasure! Bamboo is such a beautiful group of giant grasses! Pray tell, when will Phyllostachys vivax bloom again? I've a love hate relationship with mine that was planted 17 years ago before I knew about barriers. It's trying to take over the world. While I'm always thinning and digging out runners where I don't want them, I don't have the heart to get rid of the whole grove but if it should bloom and die, why then I could start again, this time with a barrier.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-38385736255588551992015-04-11T15:06:34.765-07:002015-04-11T15:06:34.765-07:00Interesting and informative--bamboo is one type of...Interesting and informative--bamboo is one type of plant I"m not particularly familiar with. Last I was there it appeared the bamboo gets just enough water to survive and no more. A rainy winter, should we ever get one again, might produce dramatic improvement. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-6785111256096181892015-04-11T10:45:44.556-07:002015-04-11T10:45:44.556-07:00As I walked through the garden with you I was wond...As I walked through the garden with you I was wondering about water, no easy answers indeed. I wonder if the cut sections will be used as edging "fence?" Seeing their hollow ends I as reminded of my desire to edge with tubes and plant them up with succulents.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-77234872008219692482015-04-11T00:41:31.999-07:002015-04-11T00:41:31.999-07:00They do look spectacular like that, majestic and w...They do look spectacular like that, majestic and with huge culms. Irrigation lies somewhere along the way, deep within it's thick mulch of bamboo leaves.Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com