Growth habit of Phyllostachys pubescens

Phyllostachys pubescens, native to Mexico, is often attached to tall trees in tropical rain forests. Like warm and humid environment, avoid strong light exposure and drying, and grow at an appropriate temperature of 20 ~ 25 ℃. In the origin of bamboo, every summer, bamboo will open fresh and beautiful flowers

The dilemma of flowering of Phyllostachys pubescens in China

It is not suitable to grow in cold and humid areas in North China, especially in winter. There is a saying among the people that "it is difficult to see the iron tree when the tortoise backed bamboo blooms". Some people say that a tortoise backed bamboo can't bloom even after being raised for more than ten years. Some people even think that the tortoise backed bamboo is a plant with only leaves but no flowers

In the north, although it is difficult for bamboo to blossom, some people raise it well and bloom year after year, breaking the saying that bamboo cannot bloom in northern China. Their approach is to make good use of the air rooting of Phyllostachys pubescens, which absorbs more nutrients. The plants are strong, in good growth condition, and flowering is also taken for granted

How to promote the flowering of Phyllostachys pubescens

The specific method is that when the air roots of Phyllostachys pubescens are born, they are gradually introduced into the basin soil, and the fibrous roots grown by the air roots in the basin soil are used to absorb nutrients and water, so as to accelerate the growth of the plant

If the stem is long, the air root can be buried in another flower pot, so that a turtle backed bamboo can have two or three pots of soil nutrients and water to supply its growth

When the temperature rises and the air humidity is high in August, it will bud and bloom, and the flowering period can reach more than two months

The dead flowers shall be cut off in time to prevent seed setting (the temperature in the north will gradually become lower after October, and the seeds are not easy to mature), so as to save more energy and prepare for flowering in the coming year