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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.
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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Bamboo
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Partial shadeRequires a sheltered location.
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Additional Features
Good to knowHighly symbolic plants from China and Japanese courtyard and temple gardens. Bamboo symbolises vigour and the canes, forest. The texture of canes, leaf striations, attractive new growth (culms) and the sound and movement in wind all add to its attraction.
Pests & DiseasesEmerging shoots are vulnerable to slugs.
Place of originTropical and sub-tropical Asia, tropical America, Africa and northern Australia. -
Garden Location/ConditionsBog gardenGreenhouse / conservatoryNot the sort of plants to be grown outside where there are likely to be frosts. These plants need to be grown in a conservatory or cool greenhouse or at least brought inside for the winterIn frost-prone climates grow in a temperate greenhouse.
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilHumus-rich.Wet or boggy soil
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WildlifeRabbit Resistant
Buy Varieties of BAMBOO
BAMBOO Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda
dark green canes with pronounced nodes. Very vigorous
BAMBOO Chusquea culeou
hardy species forming dense clumps. Olive green canes grow 3-4 metres with the leafy branches in a bottlebrush effect
BAMBOO Fargesia murielae
clump-forming bamboo with arching yellow-green canes. Can grow up to 3m in height or more
BAMBOO Fargesia murielae 'Jumbo'
clump-forming bamboo with arching yellow-green canes. Can grow up to 3m in height or more
BAMBOO Fargesia nitida
slender canes up to around 12 feet. Good hedging plant
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Fargesia rufa
light green canes with red-brown sheathes. Clump-forming. Height to 2 m. Good for screening
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Indocalamus tessellatus
grows to 1 to 1.5 metres in height. Spreading
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
Gift-wrapping available
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
BAMBOO Pleioblastus chino f. elegantissimus
small leaves with creamy-white variegation. Weak runner
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Pleioblastus simonii 'Variegatus'
inconsistent white striping on some leaves. This is a vigorous bamboo growing in dense clumps to 12-15 feet. Very hardy
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
Gift-wrapping available
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
BAMBOO Sasa palmata ramosa
(Arundinaria vagans) - quick spreading hardy and dense bamboo with attractive light green new shoots and leaves. Grows to a maximum of 3 feet
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Sasa palmata 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
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Sasa palmata veitchii
stems up to a maximum of 4 feet
Gift-wrapping available
BAMBOO Shibataea kumasaca
compact habit, leaves tinged gold when grown in full sun
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
Gift-wrapping available
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