Botanical Name: Common Names:
Bambusa vulgaris Wamin Giant Buddhas Belly Bamboo,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping
Description:
Interesting, semi-tropical clumping bamboo with swollen 'pot-bellied' internodes on each culm. Culms up to 70mm in diameter, sculptured and attractive. This lush foliaged bamboo is highly ornamental and culms can be quite sculptured as they grow towards the light.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
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: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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