Genus Bambusa: Paragon of bamboo

Genus Bambusa: Paragon of bamboo

If you walk into a bamboo nursery or a botanical garden and see a specimen labeled Bambusa multiplex, and another identified as Bambusa oldhamii, you might deduce that Bambusa is the genus that includes all species of bamboo. But in fact, it’s one of about 100...
Purple Bamboo: An online phenomenon

Purple Bamboo: An online phenomenon

Perhaps you’ve heard people whispering about it in forums and chat rooms. Maybe you’ve even seen photos of it on social media. So what exactly is Purple Bamboo? We call Purple Bamboo an “online phenomenon” because that’s the one and only...