Botanical Name: Common Names:
Himalayacalamus porcatus Nepalese Blue Bamboo,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Climbing / Twining, Dense, Upright
Description:
An outstanding smaller, ornamental bamboo, best in part shade. A beautiful, delicate looking blue bamboo from Nepal, it is very hardy plant. A great use for Nepalese Blue would be between houses where the sun does not reach for most of the day, or as a beautiful pot plant. 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 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: Water well for the first 12 months as with all bamboo. Plant in well drained soil, add compost if soil of poor quality. Easy to prune. Cut unwanted culms at base.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Poaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, 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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