"Oh, magnificently," Claudius says with smiling pride, plucking up a bottle of bright mango and taking a seat on the corner of the table. "Bamboo propagates with remarkable speed, compared to the slower-growing magnolia. I've sections of your sample sprouting roots already, and if they continue to grow, I may section off more. It's quite the elegantly constructed plant, when you look at it. Each stalk is a climbing series of nodes and internodes, and each nodal joint is a site of potential growth. Wherever did you find it?"