Although most people imagine bamboo as towering, tree-like growths, it is actually a grass. Its life cycle is remarkable and almost mystical. The flowering cycles of bamboo species can range from ...

This bamboo species requires an astounding 120 years to complete its reproductive cycle. Such an extended period between ...

For the first time in nearly 120 years, "hachiku" bamboo is flowering all across Japan. The hachiku bamboo plant expands by sending out underground stems, which can grow at a rate of about 2 ...