One of the smallest bamboos. The most noticeable characteristic of this bamboo is the very tough and erect leaf texture that very much look like little palm or fern leaves. Invasive, hardy.
Eventual size: 30-50 cm
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Striking bamboo, with glossy grey-green canes. A very strong growing species that retains its dark, fresh green colour throughout the worst winter. It produces masses of leaves, ideal for a tough hedge or as a specimen. Invasive, hardy.
Eventual size: 6 to 7 m
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Clump-forming bamboo. Excellent when planted in semi-shade, where the mixture of green, purple and reddish canes are topped with dainty small dark green leaves. ‘Juizhaigou’ makes a superb specimen plant with it’s upright fountainous habit and can. Non-invasive. Hardy.
Eventual size: 2.5 to 3 m
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Vigorous small bamboo forming a thicket of erect stems to 3 m high bearing dark green leaves to 40cm in length, the tips and margins turning pale brown in winter, giving a variegated. Invasive. Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, best in partial shade. Protect from cold drying winds.
Eventual size: 3 m
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This majestic bamboo, with its towering spires of golden yellow culms painted with random green stripes, is truly a sight to behold. Like other large bamboos, Phyllostachys vivax ‘Aureocaulis’ will appreciate the sunniest location possible. Invasive.
Eventual size: 8 to 10 m
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Dwarf bamboo, which is low-maintenance and evergreen, with deep green leaves and red-flushed canes. Plants are hardy and will last for many years. Invasive. Sun or semi shade. Hardy.
Eventual size: 40 – 80 cm
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