Botanical Name: Common Names:
Bambusa multiplex Silverstripe Hedge Bamboo,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Dense, Upright
Description:
A fast growing, small variety of clumping bamboo with dark green culms and very attractive striped leaves. Makes a great dense hedging plant, growing to approx 4m tall and maximum culm width is 3cm. Cold tolerant to -12C.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Courtyard, Embankment, Erosion Control, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mealy Bugs, Sooty Mould
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Poaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, White, Variegated
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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