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Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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Posted by plumeriafl 9b Florida (My Page) on Sat, Nov 14, 09 at 14:39
Planted this in the ground about 3 years ago and I love it.
It's my only bamboo.
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RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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- Posted by kudzu9 Zone 8b, WA (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 14, 09 at 19:47
| You seem to know what you are doing. Nice photos. I think I'm going to try it in a few years when global warming makes the Pacific NW a little more tropical... |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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| Excellent looking bamboo and nice photos! I have two plants in the ground here in zone 8b that look really nice. They only grow about 10 feet tall here but the culms get to over 3 inches in diameter. They should get taller and larger in your area. Thanks for posting those pics! Kudzu, I think they might do well in your area since you are in a similar cold zone. Kt |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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- Posted by kudzu9 Zone 8b, WA (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 2:24
Kt-
Thanks for the tip. After you said you were growing them, it got me to thinking... |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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| Kudzu, it often puzzles me how differently things grow in similar zones across the country. As we seem to have the same zones numbers, the only differnces I would suspect would be the length of our cold spells vs the length in your area and how often the cold spells happen. Here we have an average of 6 freezing nights or below, each year, but recently we've seen as many as a couple of dozen in one Winter. The length of the cold spells generally last only a few hours. Just something to consider also. Our cold winds come from the north, so I planted one Wamin on the south side of some thick brush and trees, and the other is planted next to a building, but on the west side, so it does get some direct north winds. Neither has ever come close to freezing completely, and the one next to the building has only suffered some leaf burn twice in four years. Kt |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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- Posted by kudzu9 Zone 8b, WA (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 17:10
kentuck-
That doesn't sound much different than here...except for last winter where we got a freak snow storm that put 1'-2' on the ground and it lasted for weeks. Some winters it hardly goes below freezing and there is little or no snow. I'm glad to hear your Wamin is tolerating that because I see the listed cold hardiness rating for it is only 30F. |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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Size of the plant means alot. Got a small plant from Kentuck a few years ago and it couldn't handle lower temps (below 30f). Got a 40 gal wamin and it's doing ok.
FYI - had our first frost last night. Have my wamin at a higher elevation where there is little to no frost. Kentuck - looks like all the Texas schools but A&M have good football teams. What's the deal? Rgds Fred
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RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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| Yes, size matters. Same with my Oldhamii, once it got some size to it, is does very well here. Ok, I know, don't rub it in...;) If we win this coming week, we will at least go to a bowl game, but I'm not holding my breath. Football's no fun anymore. Fred, I've been trying to email you but must have an incorrect address. Anyway, I can wait till next Spring since it is too late in the year now. Kt |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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| nice, did it grow naturally or did you starve it to get the nice bellys? |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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| Wamin produces 'bellies' once the culms get large, no matter what conditions it grows under. Wamin is Bambusa vulgaris. Bambusa ventricosa 'Buddha Belly' is the variety that produces bellies when under stress. Kt |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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| kentuck_8b is right. I didn't have to do anything to get the nodes to swell. By the way, I seem to have a continual infestation of scale on mybamboo, accompanied by a constant presence of ladybugs eating the scale insects. Unfortunately, it seems the ladybugs are never able to wipe out the scale. Does anyone else have experience with this? |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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| i want to send this as a house warming present but they live in a cold climate. is this a good plant to keep in a large pot so it can be moved inside when it freezes? anyone? any suggestions? |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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| It does very well in a pot. The larger the pot, the better it does and larger it gets. It may need to be repotted every 2 or 3 years though. Kt |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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- Posted by jolj 7b/8a-S.C.,USA (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 14, 11 at 19:15
Am I to understand that the wamin will do well in a 24" container. That it has to be protected from freezing weather.
Does anyone know where I can buy it? |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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| I actually have a division off my potted wamin if you are interested. It grows perfectly fine as a houseplant. Just email me at lau1922@yahoo.com |
RE: Loving my Wamin (Dwarf Buddha Belly bamboo)
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| that's my favorite bamboo, and unfortunately has been damaged in our last two freezes. BUT, I took divisions and put them in the greenhouse before this last winter. |
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