One of the best among the giant bamboos! Reaches 8-10 meters height and 5-6 cm diameter very soon, final height on an optimal habitat can be over 12 m. Young shoots are not only edible, but particularly tasty! Good winter hardiness. Very spectacular!
This plant can reach 8-12 m in height in its native habitat while the stem is 10 cm in diameter, a large sized, showy bamboo with downy blue-green stem. Its dark-dotted orange-red stem sleeves are very decorative. The fresh shoots taste sweet, very delicious. Among the introduced bamboos in our nursery, this is the one that has grown quickly and become a real giant!! Its growing potential is similar to that of Phyllostachys vivax! USDA Zone: 6
The following plant raising tips mainly relate to the bamboos with root ball, but the ones planted from a container also repay similar care:
We have positive experience with the root ball bamboos for many years. We can work with them at 100% success, just like the container ones!
The bases of the newly arrived root ball bamboos and their foliage should be thoroughly watered at least once a day until planting! After planting, they must be thoroughly watered again, but not only their bases, but also the foliage! In warm, dry weather the foliage still requires regular water spray or rain-like watering for a few weeks, but it is unnecessary in cooler, wetter weather. At wind-swept places the bamboos must be fixed (tie up to a picket, fence, etc.) to prevent the wind lean them! Most bamboos have spreading root, but spreading can be prevented by simple limitation in the ground.
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Drought tolerant |  |
Shadow |
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Average water demand |  |
Half-shade |
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High water demand |  |
Sunny |
ZONE: The USDA Hardiness Zone of the plant. See the chart of USDA Hardiness Zones HERE!
SIZE: The size of the plant in centimeter.
QUALITY: For example: K1: we grow the plant in 1 liter container, CSP8x8: we grow the plant in 8x8 cm pot, SZGY: we ship the plant with bare root (carefully packed), FL: we ship the plant with root ball.
