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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.
Found in tropical and sub-tropical Asia, tropical America, Africa and northern Australia.
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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EvergreenMid-green, linear to to lance-shaped leaves to 20cm (8in) long, finely downy beneath
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Height3m (10ft) -
Spread2m (6½ft) or more
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BambooUpright, woody bamboo with hollow canes which have a waxy bloom and 3 branches at each white node
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Tall Shrub
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Hardy - cold winterHardy 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) -
Full sunShelter from cold, dry winds
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Additional Features
Good to knowSyn. Arundinaria simonii 'Variegata'
Pests & DiseasesNone
Place of originJapan -
Garden Location/ConditionsWoodland garden
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HardinessFully hardy
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Leaf Colour (if not green)Silver variegated
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Leaf margin
Entire(see photos above) -
Leaf shape
Lanceolate
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Linear(see photos above) -
Seasonal InterestAutumnSpringSummerWinter
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilHumus-rich
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WildlifeRabbit Resistant
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3m (10ft)
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Buy Varieties of BAMBOO
BAMBOO Sasa ramosa
(Arundinaria vagans) - quick spreading hardy and dense bamboo with attractive light green new shoots and leaves. Grows to a maximum of 3 feet
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
BAMBOO Sasa veitchii
stems up to a maximum of 4 feet
BAMBOO Shibataea kumasaca
dwarf and compact in habit this bamboo has distinct zig-zag canes and make excellent ground-cover growing eventually only to 3-4 feet
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Yushania anceps
(Arundinaria anceps) - ideal for screens and hedging although fairly rampant. Grows up to 3-3.5 metres and will withstand strong winds
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