was Crocus sativus Peter Taggart (Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:23:33 PST) Is it known what synchronises the flowering of various bamboos yet? Peter (UK) This paper is quite interesting: Mast Flowering and Semelparity in Bamboos: The Bamboo Fire Cycle Hypothesis find it here http://werc.usgs.gov/fileHandler.ashx/… Maggi Young