bambuda
29th June 2007, 09:39 PM
I don't have much to show but a couple leaves on my seedlings. Since it is chilly winter here (up to the 50's sometimes, and on cold nights down to 25F in the coldest parts of my garden), i did start out by keeping the seed pots in zip-lock type bags overnight in our waterheater closet. Soon, there were three germinated, each putting up a little shoot. However after maybe a week, with no more showing i began to put them out in my little glass house near the roof (zip open) during sunny times to let them receive good light. Our latitude is in the 40°'s, and my roof is nearly flat, so they don't get fryed.
But they do warm up nicely in the daytime, and i put them back in the (heat turned off) kitchen at night. This cycle seemed to coax another few to germinate.
At the same times the existing seedlings in the same container are blushing a deep wine color. Been watching to see if there are any unique characteristics showing, and even now the leaves seem to be quite hairy, top and bottom. And a single aural seta (is that the singular of setae??) that is same deep wine color. The node appears light green and fuzzy, but not hairy. The sheath is deep wine and also fuzzy (very tiny velvety-looking under magnification. Am still working out my digital Nikon to get it to focus on the parts i want...So will try and submit a shot or more.
These were fairly light colored seed, and nicely formed, 1cm or so long, and seemed ripe.
Time will tell if they are true to the name. Have had good success with other batches from this supplier in past, but it is too early to tell on some of the tropical/semi-tropical species to verify the names. --Especially since this is a fairly chilly climate here.
I had occasion to get a good seed of Dendrocalamus minor from a friend in SO. California when his plant from China flowered. However the seedlings from the above supplier are different, from that one Jim sent me.
The Bambusa lako, Dendrocalamus asper black, are taking there time getting big enough to identify. But the moso and the water bamboo seedlings seem to be true to name.
Will try to get some pictures up. ... (see post#3).
But they do warm up nicely in the daytime, and i put them back in the (heat turned off) kitchen at night. This cycle seemed to coax another few to germinate.
At the same times the existing seedlings in the same container are blushing a deep wine color. Been watching to see if there are any unique characteristics showing, and even now the leaves seem to be quite hairy, top and bottom. And a single aural seta (is that the singular of setae??) that is same deep wine color. The node appears light green and fuzzy, but not hairy. The sheath is deep wine and also fuzzy (very tiny velvety-looking under magnification. Am still working out my digital Nikon to get it to focus on the parts i want...So will try and submit a shot or more.
These were fairly light colored seed, and nicely formed, 1cm or so long, and seemed ripe.
Time will tell if they are true to the name. Have had good success with other batches from this supplier in past, but it is too early to tell on some of the tropical/semi-tropical species to verify the names. --Especially since this is a fairly chilly climate here.
I had occasion to get a good seed of Dendrocalamus minor from a friend in SO. California when his plant from China flowered. However the seedlings from the above supplier are different, from that one Jim sent me.
The Bambusa lako, Dendrocalamus asper black, are taking there time getting big enough to identify. But the moso and the water bamboo seedlings seem to be true to name.
Will try to get some pictures up. ... (see post#3).