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There are thousands of species of bamboo, which is grass that grows from a rhizome and has a hollow interior (culm). Plants of the Family bamboo are the largest members of the grass family or graminacaea, and should be distinguished from other reedlike plants, including "Heavenly Bamboo" Nandina domestica, which is a barberry, (Berberidacea), and "Lucky Bamboo" which is in the lily (Agavaceae) family.

There are lots of bamboo genera, but if you find a plant at your garden center or one of the sites mentioned above or below, with the following Genus (the first name in the Latin naming convention) you can be certain it's a true-blue bamboo.
[*]Bambusa [*]Fargesia [*]Indocalamus [*]Phyllostachys [*]Plieoblastus[*]Sasa[*]Yoshania

Here is a link that discusses some of the differences
http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/curlybamboo/bamboo.htm

Some more about true bamboos
http://www.bamboogardenswa.com/spring2001.html

The distinction between true and false bamboo certainly doesn't apply to any aesthetic concern or sense of value. If you want to grow and train and display a bamboo-like plant, please do it! The horiticultural and training methods may differ. Lucky Bamboo, for instance is wonderfully adapted to growing in an indoor environment.

Regards,

Matt

28-Dec-2001	#4
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,745	Re: Bamboo There are thousands of species of bamboo, which is grass that grows from a rhizome and has a hollow interior (culm). Plants of the Family bamboo are the largest members of the grass family or graminacaea, and should be distinguished from other reedlike plants, including "Heavenly Bamboo" Nandina domestica, which is a barberry, (Berberidacea), and "Lucky Bamboo" which is in the lily (Agavaceae) family. There are lots of bamboo genera, but if you find a plant at your garden center or one of the sites mentioned above or below, with the following Genus (the first name in the Latin naming convention) you can be certain it's a true-blue bamboo. []Bambusa []Fargesia []Indocalamus []Phyllostachys []Plieoblastus[]Sasa[]Yoshania Here is a link that discusses some of the differences http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/curlybamboo/bamboo.htm Some more about true bamboos http://www.bamboogardenswa.com/spring2001.html The distinction between true and false bamboo certainly doesn't apply to any aesthetic concern or sense of value. If you want to grow and train and display a bamboo-like plant, please do it! The horiticultural and training methods may differ. Lucky Bamboo, for instance is wonderfully adapted to growing in an indoor environment. Regards, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today!* bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!