Botanical Name: Common Names:
Bambusa chungii White Bamboo, Tropical Blue Bamboo,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Upright Narrow
Description:
Ornamental clumping bamboo with whitish-blue plumes on the new stems. Very fast growing with an open habit making it is ideal as a stand alone specimen or mass planted for a grove effect. Maximum height approx 10m. Culm diameter 80mm. Beautiful lush, tidy appearance. Needs at least 2m in a garden bed. Use a root barrier to limit spread if required.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mealy Bugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Poaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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