As far as houseplants go, lucky bamboo is one of the most low-maintenance: it tolerates a wide range of growing conditions, making it an excellent choice for beginners and seasoned plant lovers alike.

The main job of a bamboo mama is to grow young seedlings. 05:18 Once a seedling has been nurtured for about three months, the NGO buys them for 15 US cents per plant.

Bamboo rope may come as a surprise to many Westerners, but it shouldn't, as people throughout history have used this versatile grass in perhaps more ways than they have used any other plant in the ...

Yet, given the wide distribution and significance of bamboo to China, it is surprising that so much about the plant remains unknown. This year, the South China Botanical Gardens, of the Chinese ...

Nepal’s diverse culture uses the bamboo plant for birth, death and all rituals in between. The versatile plant is also used for construction, to make musical instruments, to carry things, to write ...