Register | Login


Bamboos are the fastest-growing plants on Earth. A typical bamboo grows as much as 10 centimeter in a single day. Certain species grow up to a meter during the same period, or about 1 millimeter every 2 minutes. You can actually see the plant grow in front of your eyes. Most species of bamboo reach maturity in just 5 to 8 years. Compare this to other popular hard woods that barely grow an inch in a week. Trees such as oak, can take up to 120 years to reach maturity. But when it comes to flowering, bamboos are probably one of the slowest plants in the world.

The flowering of bamboos is an intriguing phenomenon, because it is a unique and very rare occurrence in the plant kingdom. Most bamboos flower once every 60 to 130 years. The long flowering intervals remain largely a mystery to many botanists.

bamboo-flowering-4

Bamboo flowering in spring in a garden in Roskilde, Denmark. Photo credit 

Read more »
© Amusing Planet, 2015.


Emanuel Pavao Colored Tape Paintings
Emanuel Pavao Colored Tape Paintings
Empuriabrava, Spain Own Venice
Empuriabrava, Spain Own Venice
Encontro das Aguas - The Meeting of Waters
Encontro das Aguas - The Meeting of Waters
Enormous Iceberg Stranded in Canadian Town
Enormous Iceberg Stranded in Canadian Town
Enormous Statue of Genghis Khan in Mongolia
Enormous Statue of Genghis Khan in Mongolia
Equihen Plage The Village of Inverted Boat Houses
Equihen Plage The Village of Inverted Boat Houses
Eric Pickersgill Removes Smartphones From Photos to Show Our Extreme Device Addiction
Eric Pickersgill Removes Smartphones From Photos to Show Our Extreme Device Addiction
erta ale, the most active volcano in ethiopia
erta ale, the most active volcano in ethiopia