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    BAMBOO Sasa tsuboiana
    BAMBOO Sasa tsuboiana
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    BAMBOO Sasa 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
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Grown for foliage, which looks attractive after rain.
    • Place of origin
      Japan
    • Evergreen
      dark blue-green leaves to 20cm (8in) long, with white margins
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Oblong
    • Ovate
    • Height
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Spread
      Indefinite.
    • Bamboo
      Slow-spreading bamboo with slender, hollow stems to 7mm (¼in) across
    • Ground cover
      These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • 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)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich.
    • Full shade
      Sasas are shade-tolerant.
    • Partial shade
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      1.5m (5ft)
      bamboo - guide for size not form Watering Can
        indefinite.
       
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