Botanical Name: Common Names:
Himalayacalamus falconeri Damarapa Candy Cane Bamboo,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Dense, Upright
Description:
An outstanding ornamental bamboo, best in part shade. A striking red, green and yellow stripey bamboo. Good to block out single story windows next door, or in the understory of rainforest and tropical gardens. Plant at 1m distance for the best effect.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, 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: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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