Botanical Name: Common Names:
Fargesia nitida Fountain Bamboo,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Upright
Description:
Fast growing, clumping Bamboo that is not invasive. Use for an attractive hedge with a weeping mass of foliage. Will grow in a narrow garden bed and is great for screening. Very hardy and cold tolerant. Grows approx. 4m tall x 80cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Poaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: High
Drought: Low
Frost: High
Wind: High
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