Padang (Himalayacalamus hookerianus)

Family: Poaceae or Gramineae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Himalayacalamus hookerianus is an evergreen Bamboo growing to 9 m (29ft 6in) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8. It is in leaf all year. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked whole or ground into a powder and used as a cereal. Plants flower at intervals of about 50 years, they flower and produce fertile seed abundantly in British gardens. — Seed - cooked whole or ground into a powder and used as a cereal.; Plants flower at intervals of about 50 years, they flower and produce fertile seed abundantly in British gardens.

Habitat & North American Range

Cool broad-leaved forests, 2000 - 2500 metres. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)