Stewart Robert Hinsley says...
Many plants flower once and then die, including annuals and biennials.

Would it be worth while collecting any seeds from a gone-
to-seed bamboo and sowing them? Do they need any special
climate or care to germinate?

I saw a huge bamboo clump at some famous country house on
TV that was supposedly very old (may have been 50+ years
but I can't remember) and the head gardener was quite sad
because the clump was flowering and he would lose the lot.

Would any young runners from the parent bamboo also die?
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David in Normandy.
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