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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Gardeners can spend a lifetime studying the flowering habits of this common plant and still do not know it all.

Don’t despair if your lucky bamboo is turning yellow—here’s how to make your plant green again.

Spreading stealthily underground, then popping up in the most unwanted places, invasive bamboo is taking over from Japanese ...

Explore the ancient virtues of bamboo, its sustainability, nutritional benefits, and growing role in modern industries and ...

In remote corners of Sichuan Province, China, the arrow bamboo is acting strangely. It grows brown and scraggly with odd grass-like seed heads appearing amidst the foliage. The giant pandas that have ...