A shoot of the enigmatic bamboo species henon bamboo which flowers once every 120 years An unusual species of bamboo is about to flower for the first time in over 100 years, which could enable ...

I had always heard that flowering meant death to bamboo, but that's not always true. Many Northwest gardens contain bamboo, so it is important to recognize the significance of the flowering and to ...

Bamboo blossoms simultaneously across a number of forests in northeastern India every 48 or 50 years. Here's why this causes a major spike in the rat population and, ultimately, famine. The ...

Watch the remarkable journey of plant growth in this time-lapse video, capturing the transformation of a seed into a lush ...

Flowering for some plants is a yearly occurrence, for others, it is a once-in-a-lifetime event. A widespread species of bamboo in Japan, Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis, takes this one-time flowering ...

Have you noticed groovy groves of green bamboo are now boring walls of brown? The first time I spotted a dead-looking patch, I thought it was pretty odd since bamboo is a resilient species. Bamboo, ...

When someone mentions bamboo, what pops into your mind? Do you think of some impenetrable tropical jungle and the constant buzz of mosquitoes? Or maybe your bamboo kitchen utensils or flooring?