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.
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
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Pests & Diseases
Slug damage to emerging shoots -
Place of origin
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EvergreenPendent, lance-shaped, bright green leaves to 14cm (5½in) long, grey-green beneath
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Fully hardy
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Entire
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Lanceolate
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Height
To 6m (20ft) -
Spread
Indefinite
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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 winter
Hardy 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 -
Autumn Seasonal Interest
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Spring Seasonal Interest
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Summer Seasonal Interest
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Winter Seasonal Interest
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Fertile moist well-drained soilModerately fertile. Humus-rich.
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Partial shade
Shelter from cold, drying winds -
Rabbit Resistant
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Mature Sizeto 6m (20ft)
indefinite
