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Dragon bamboo
Bambou - خيزران
Description
With more than 1,400 species, bamboo thrives across many tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and the Americas. Renowned for its rapid growth, it can shoot up to 91 cm in a single day. However, bamboo flowering is a rare phenomenon—some species bloom only once every 30 to 120 years!
Interestingly, bamboo belongs to the grass family. Beyond its use in construction and furniture-making, its shoots are also edible—a favorite snack for pandas.
The bamboo in this garden belongs to the ‘dragon bamboo’ or ‘bear bamboo’ variety, native to Southeast Asia. These impressive plants can reach over 30 meters in height, with thick culms and broad leaves. According to family recollections, this particular bamboo was planted in the 1970s.
Interestingly, bamboo belongs to the grass family. Beyond its use in construction and furniture-making, its shoots are also edible—a favorite snack for pandas.
The bamboo in this garden belongs to the ‘dragon bamboo’ or ‘bear bamboo’ variety, native to Southeast Asia. These impressive plants can reach over 30 meters in height, with thick culms and broad leaves. According to family recollections, this particular bamboo was planted in the 1970s.
Poem
The Blade of Grass
Have you ever picked up a blade of grass,
In the palm of your hand and take a good look?
No scholar, no poet, no word, no verb
Could bestow a worthy description!
Painters, sculptors, engravers, architects,
Goldsmiths, chisellers and artists,
All their infinite genius, past and future,
Are incapable – no matter their efforts
To reproduce a single bit of this blade
That no one bothers to see and tramples on so carelessly!
Have you ever taken the time, oh bitter sceptics,
To contemplate up close
The living miracle of a tiny blade of grass?
Published in La Montagne Parfumée, Collection “Poetic works” – Volume 3, Ed. De la Revue Phénicienne, 1st edition – 2004
