The evergreen perennial grass we call bamboo is found in many different areas of the world. While some are “trees”…

Draceana sanderiana – which is the official name for the houseplant known as lucky bamboo – usually grows well with…

Properly selected and maintained, bamboo can be a useful plant in the back yard. However, it can also take over…

Bamboo is a perennial evergreen member of the grass family that grows in many different climates. Some bamboo can handle…

For many people, the classic bamboo is a plant with multiple, jointed stems standing eight to 100 feet tall, with…

Bamboo’s flowering cycle and the availability of seed are two reasons why most people don’t grow bamboo from seed. In…

Bamboo is widely in many different areas of the world. In addition to their usefulness in gardens, bamboo plants are…

Bamboo is usually from cuttings and rarely grown from seed for a variety of reasons. It’s not impossible, but seed…

Bamboo has a characteristic appearance that is often associated with the Orient, and many bamboos are to that area. Some…

Bamboo varieties run the gamut from 18-inch pygmy bamboo to the 100-plus foot timber bamboos. However, all can be propagated…

Bamboo grows faster than any other plant in the world. While that’s great when you want a quick screen, many…

Lucky bamboo is a common house plant used in feng shui or simply because it is attractive. The stalks may…

When you bamboo, it doesn’t need pruning in the same way a fruit tree does, but you may want to…

The plant in the world, bamboo is a little unusual in that its culms do all their growing in a…

It’s not uncommon to inherit or buy a piece of land on which the previous owners planted bamboo. Or perhaps…

Although a perennial member of the grass family, many bamboo look like – and often are – big, impressive plants…

Given that the bamboo group is so large – more than 1,000 species – it’s not surprising that plants may…

Container-grown bamboo will eventually outgrow its pot. Root-bound bamboo may eventually die from lack of nutrients and space, or –…

Although bamboo may flower and set seed, this may occur only once every 50 years in many varieties. Seeds are…

Bamboo is often thought of as a jungle plant and many do originate in humid, tropical climates. However, bamboo is…