"All plants grow, mature, and flower or bear fruit; that is nature's way," says Lu. "What is special about bamboo is that it doesn't flower until it's old."
「植物生長、成熟，而後開花、結實，生命遞嬗、生生不息，是大自然不變的法則，竹子也一樣；」呂錦明說：「較特別的是，竹子開花齡較長，也就是老竹才會開花。」