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BAMBOO
Commonly known as Walking stick 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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EvergreenPendent, lance-shaped, bright green leaves to 14cm (5½in) long, grey-green beneath
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HeightTo 6m (20ft) -
SpreadIndefinite
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BambooVigorous, thicket-forming bamboo with green canes maturing to yellow brown with noticeably thickened nodes
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Hardy - average winterHardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)Borderline -
Partial shadeShelter from cold, drying winds
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Additional Features
Pests & DiseasesSlug damage to emerging shoots
Place of originChina -
HardinessFully hardy
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Leaf margin
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Leaf shape
Lanceolate
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Seasonal InterestAutumnSpringSummerWinter
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilModerately fertile. Humus-rich.
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WildlifeRabbit Resistant
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Buy Varieties of BAMBOO
BAMBOO Fargesia jiuzhaigou 'Red Dragon'
red culms maturing to golden
BAMBOO Fargesia nitida
slender canes up to around 12 feet. Good hedging plant
BAMBOO Fargesia robusta
a very decorative and hardy bamboo with bluish-green new canes of up to 12 feet and creamy-white sheaths covered with bristly brown hairs
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Fargesia robusta 'Asian Wonder'
(syn. F. scabrida 'Asian Wonder') - Reddish-purple young canes becoming green
BAMBOO Fargesia rufa
light green canes with red-brown sheathes. Clump-forming. Height to 2 m. Good for screening
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Phyllostachys aurea
tall graceful species, canes bright green at first becoming deep yellow-green and finally brown at maturity. Young shoots edible in spring
BAMBOO Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis
sulphur yellow canes with occasional green stripes near the bases
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Phyllostachys aureosulcata spectabilis
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
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Phyllostachys bissettii
fully hardy species. Splits from canes used for weaving in China. White striping on the culm
BAMBOO Phyllostachys flexuosa
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
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Phyllostachys nigra
graceful arching habit, canes green at first becoming mottled dark brown or black. Prefers a sunny position
Gift-wrapping available
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Pleioblastus variegatus
(Arundinaria fortunei) - low tufted species forming dense thickets. Suitable for rock garden, 2-3' tall, silver variegated
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Pleioblastus viridistriatus
(Arundinaria auricoma) - very hardy bamboo growing up to 3 feet with purplish green canes and bright yellow and green foliage. Ideal for landscaping
BAMBOO Pseudosasa japonica
the hardiest and most commonly used hedging bamboo which has seeded and died out in many Cornish gardens over recent years
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
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