More on unknown clumper
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boonut
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RE: More on unknown clumper
I know of several people that got D. Sikkimensis seed.
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Chris S
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RE: More on unknown clumper
Some new pictures of seed & my seedling of D. sikkimensis on this site might help you to see if this identification is a possibility. It certainly has large auricles, the leaves are shiny though. You can't confuse the seed of D. sikkimensis with that of D. strictus, but some other Dendrocalamus species have quite large, rounded seeds.
RE: More on unknown clumper
Thanks for the replies. Here are some new shoots, 5 in total although the last two can't bee seen from this angle. Taken 11 days ago:
RE: More on unknown clumper
Here are some more pics:
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The bottoms of the culms are dark red/black, but the tops are completely green.
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The bottoms of the culms are dark red/black, but the tops are completely green.