Bamboo is an extremely fast growing tropical grass with thick, hollow stems. Bamboo can grow as tall as 100 feet and as fast as over 30 inches per day.
Bamboo leaves are the preferred food of the giant panda. Pandas can consume up to 14 pounds of bamboo every single day!
The hollow-cored bamboo stems are commonly used for crafting furniture, flooring, paper fishing poles, and more.
There thousands of different types of bamboo found growing all around the world.
Bamboo is a common Chinese symbol which stands for grace, strength and longevity. Bamboo can also stand for fidelity and loyalty.
Bamboo is commonly used in the Asian practice of feng shui to help slow chi. When hung from overhead beams bamboo counteracts the unwanted energy of the overhead beams.
Bamboo shoots, when properly cooked, can be a tasty and nutritious way to give your cuisine international flair.
"Lucky Bamboo" is not really bamboo at all. A member of the family Dracaena, lucky bamboo is a plant (not a grass, like actual bamboo) that can grow in a simple preparation of water and pebbles.
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