The Hawaiian is in a rather large pot under the soffit of the house, it catches a lot of rainwater there. I'll probably plant it out sooner or later, and yes, it does curl it's leaves on a dry sunny day. It's in a high-traffic spot, though, and there's a hose right there that I frequently use to soak it down when it needs it.
There's a shopping mall in Las Vegas across from the Wynn and next to TI that has some really nice pots scattered outside on the lanai, under the huge LED iPod sign, of what appears to me to be this Hawaiian striped bamboo. The pots are overflowing and bursting at their seams, they look great when grown dense in a pot and restrained to grow straight upwards. Mine has a lot of catching up to look like those do. I may have a pic somewhere of the latter.
The Lako is about two years old from a tiny cutting, it has three culms. It was growing fast a few months ago but has seemingly come to a halt. Hopefully a few shoots are gearing up under the soil line. It stands at about 7-8'. I plan on relocating it. Do they dig and transplant well? Any tips I should be aware of?
I think the Buddha's Belly is B. Tuldoides, but what are the others and how may I tell it apart? It was not tagged at the nursery where I got it, and the shopkeeper there said he collected it from a stop on his landscaping route, it was from cuttings at a lady's house. Not that that matters but I love knowing ancestry of my plants
I need to stress it to make it bulge better, got any tips? Does cutting the green leaves away and trimming the bottom of the culms bare work?
Lastly, I had thought I had a gallery for my bamboo here in the photo gallery but alas I do not! I will have to go through my old photos and take some new ones and get them uploaded here. I'll ping you when I do!
Regards