BAMBOO
Bamboo, a sub family of the grass family is found mainly in warm and moist tropical and warm temperate climates. It contains some of the fastest-growing plants on Earth, 36ins in 24 hours, though growth in temperate regions is more like 3-10cms (1.2-3.9ins) per day.
Unlike all trees, individual bamboo culms emerge at their full diameter and grow to their full height in a single growing season of 3-4 months. As the clump matures thicker and taller culms emerge each year until the plant reaches its characteristic limit.
Most bamboo species flower infrequently, at intervals as long as 60 or 120 years, These exhibit mass (or gregarious) flowering and any plant derived from the same stock will flower wherever it is located. After flowering the plant dies.
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Evergreen - leaves to 18cm (7in) long, margined with bristles.
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Height - 1m (39in)
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Spread - 1.5m (5ft)
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Bamboo - upright, slow-spreading, non-invasive bamboo. Conspicuous hairs at nodes.
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Dwarf shrub - Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
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Hardy - cold winter - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
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Full sun
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Additional Features - Good to know - - syn. P. viridistriatus. Prune every two years to maintain colour vitality.
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Place of origin - Japan
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Leaf Colour (if not green) - Gold variegated -
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Leaf margin - Entire - see photos above
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Leaf shape - Linear - see photos above
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Spring
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Summer
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Winter
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - - humus-rich.
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Wildlife - Rabbit Resistant -
1m (39in)
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1.5m (5ft) |
Buy Varieties of BAMBOO

BAMBOO Chimonobambusa quadrangularis >
Commonly known as: Square-stemmed bamboo.

BAMBOO Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda >
Commonly known as: Walking stick bamboo.


BAMBOO Chusquea culeou >


BAMBOO Fargesia murielae >
Commonly known as: Umbrella bamboo.


BAMBOO Fargesia murielae 'Jumbo' >
Commonly known as: Umbrella bamboo.

BAMBOO Fargesia nitida >
Commonly known as: Fountain bamboo.


BAMBOO Fargesia rufa >
Commonly known as: Fountain bamboo.


BAMBOO Indocalamus tessellatus >
Commonly known as: Large-leaved bamboo.


BAMBOO Phyllostachys aurea >
Commonly known as: Fishpole bamboo, Golden bamboo.

BAMBOO Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis >
Commonly known as: Crookstem bamboo, Yellow-groove bamboo..


BAMBOO Phyllostachys aureosulcata spectabilis >
Commonly known as: Crookstem bamboo.


BAMBOO Phyllostachys bissettii >
Commonly known as: David Bisset bamboo.

BAMBOO Phyllostachys flexuosa >
Commonly known as: Zigzag bamboo.


BAMBOO Phyllostachys nigra >
Commonly known as: Black bamboo.

BAMBOO Pleioblastus chino f. elegantissimus >

BAMBOO Pleioblastus simonii 'Variegatus' >


BAMBOO Pleioblastus variegatus >


BAMBOO Pseudosasa japonica >
Commonly known as: Arrow bamboo.

BAMBOO Sasa palmata 'Nebulosa' >

BAMBOO Sasa palmata ramosa >

BAMBOO Sasa palmata tsuboiana >

BAMBOO Yushania anceps >
Commonly known as: Anceps bamboo.
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