Which bamboo do you have that is flowering? It will die after if flowers....I live in fear of losing my multiplex hedges.

I knew a man that bagged his desert rose seed pods. Not sure if he made them himself or bought them. It was a fine netting tied around the seed pod. It let light in. I never knew bamboo died. I've been tempted to use bamboo as a privacy hedge and for growing bamboo stakes. Just not sure if I want that here or not. We had some in Vero Beach and it spread quite rapidly.

Zackey,

If you get clumping bamboo it never spreads.

Not all bamboo dies after flowering. There are like 1000 or so different types of bamboo. Some flower every year but the seed is not fertile. Some flower in response to being sick or stressed and they may or may not die. A LOT of types though every bamboo of that type all across the world will flower at the same time over a year or two span then the species dies..poof it is gone. Those cycles can be quite long, hundreds of years and many they are not sure how long the cycle is. That is why I asked the poster what type of bamboo they had.

Thanks bamboo_rabbit,

I'm not sure what kind it is, but here is a picture that might be useful. Can you ID it from this? I have other views.

Bamboo Palm.......wrap a ladies stocking loosely around the seeds. They will drop into the stocking when they are ready. No guess work. Mine come up by themselves all around the clump.

Yep:) not a bamboo just a bamboo look alike.

bamboo_rabbit,

If this plant is not a bamboo can you ID it from the pics or would you like more?

As Wallisadi said above it is a bamboo palm....just a palm that looks like bamboo.