Re: Flowering Bamboo in the UK ?

That does appear to be flowering... But the purple tint doesn't look
like either of my Ph. Nigra. Is the color off a little in the photo?
Also, all of the Phyllostachys genus have only two prominent branches
at each node. It is hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like I
see one with three or more. Phyllostachys sometimes develop branches
that appear to be a third branch coming from a node, but are actually
branches that are shooting off of one of the two main branches very
close to the main culm... Could this be what I am seeing?

Are any of the culms (even perhaps very thin or short original ones
from when you bought it) ebony black?

>From the photo, it actually looks more like a Fargesia nitida, which is
known to be flowering around the world now. But this is a clumper with
a purple / blue tint... Very different from a Ph. nigra all around.

Confirmation would be nice, as if your bamboo really is Ph. Nigra it's
going to be bad (but useful) information for a lot of people!