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Fargesia angustissima

Common Name:

Plant Type:
Bamboo
Family:
Poaceae (The Grass Family)
Geographic Origin:
China and Taiwan
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
18 feet
Landscape/Garden Uses:
screens
Flowering Season:
Seldom produced

Flower Color:
Not applicable
Exposure:
Light shade
Soils:
Most soils

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15 degrees F. or less

Clumping bamboo to 15-20 feet makes clouds of small green leaves from narrow base. New leaf sheaths are reddish; culms are pale misty blue as they develop. Best grown with protection from hot sun, moderate watering. Hardy to 15 degrees F.