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Good to know - good for foliage in a mixed border.
Place of Origin - China.

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Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

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BAMBOO

Chinese dwarf bamboo

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Bamboo - slender canes, slightly bent at the nodes giving a zigzag effect. New shoots appear early in spring.

Dwarf Shrub - Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.

Evergreen - short, broad leaves 5-11cm (2-4½in) long.

Ground Cover - These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil

Mature Dimensions
overall height and width of plant once mature

Height - in metres - possibly to 1m (3ft)

Preferred Location

Full Sun - where soil remains damp.

Partial Shade

Soil Conditions

Fertile moist well-drained soil

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Varieties

BAMBOO Chimonobambusa quadrangularis >

Square-stemmed bamboo

rare species requiring shelter but which is highly invasive. New shoots can appear several feet from the old stems

MULTIBUY

Large £19.00 each
3+£15.00 each

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BAMBOO Chusquea culeou >

Hardy species forming dense clumps. Olive green canes grow 3-4 metres with the leafy branches in a bottlebrush effect

Small £15.00 each

Large £30.00 each

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BAMBOO Fargesia nitida >

Fountain bamboo

Slender canes up to around 12 feet, good hedging plant

£19.00 each

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BAMBOO Phyllostachys aurea >

Fishpole bamboo, Golden bamboo

Tall graceful species, canes bright green at first becoming deep yellow-green and finally brown at maturity. Young shoots edible in spring

Small £35.00 each

Large £65.00 each

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BAMBOO Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis >

Crookstem bamboo, Yellow-groove bamboo.

Sulphur yellow canes with occasional green stripes near the bases

Small £35.00 each

Large £65.00 each

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BAMBOO Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' >

Crookstem bamboo

Colourful and robust with golden canes, green grooved and sometimes burnished red in young growth. Fully hardy and best grown in the open so the full spectacle of these brilliantly coloured stems can be properly seen

Small £35.00 each

Large £65.00 each

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BAMBOO Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Castellonis' >

Giant timber bamboo

Canes shining green at first becoming deep yellow-green and finally brown

Small £45.00 each

Specimen £65.00 each

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BAMBOO Phyllostachys bissettii >

David Bisset bamboo

Fully hardy species. Splits from canes used for weaving in China. White striping on the culm

Small £30.00 each

Large £45.00 each

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BAMBOO Phyllostachys flexuosa >

Zigzag bamboo

Tall growing bamboo with edible young shoots in spring and green canes. A good screening bamboo which, although it is fairly slow to form large clumps is not very invasive

Small £35.00 each

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BAMBOO Phyllostachys nigra >

Black bamboo

Graceful arching habit, canes green at first becoming mottled dark brown or black. Prefers a sunny position

Small £35.00 each

Large £65.00 each

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BAMBOO Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis' >

Fully hardy and perhaps the most spectacular of all bamboos. Magnificent golden canes randomly striped green

Small £35.00 each

Large £65.00 each

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BAMBOO Pleioblastus auricomus >

(Arundinaria auricoma) - very hardy bamboo growing up to 3 feet with purplish green canes and bright yellow and green foliage. Ideal for landscaping

£13.00 each

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BAMBOO Pleioblastus variegatus >

(Arundinaria fortunei) - low tufted species forming dense thickets. Suitable for rock garden, 2-3' tall, silver variegated

MULTIBUY

£12.00 each
3+£10.00 each

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BAMBOO Pseudosasa japonica >

Arrow bamboo

The hardiest and most commonly used hedging bamboo which has seeded and died out in many Cornish gardens over recent years

Small £27.50 each

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BAMBOO Sasa palmata 'Nebulosa' >

Medium sized bamboo with broad palmate leaves, growing up to 6-7' tall. Makes an excellent hedge or windbreak. New shoots form a favourite food for Pandas

£20.00 each

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BAMBOO Sasa palmata ramosa >

(Arundinaria vagans) - quick spreading hardy and dense bamboo with attractive light green new shoots and leaves. Grows to a maximum of 3 feet

MULTIBUY

£9.50 each
10+£7.50 each

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BAMBOO Sasa palmata tsuboiana >

Grows to about 5 feet eventually in a dense round clump and is totally hardy. Less vigorous than S. palmata and less invasive. The leaf edges show some bleaching in winter

£17.50 each

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