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Pleioblastus Viridistriatus / Dwarf Greenstripe
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award winning beauty has beautiful variegated leaves
with a rich yellow backing and green stripes. The dwarf
green stripe likes partial Sun, looks great potted or
makes an outstanding ground cover accenting rocks and
stone work. Cutting back old growth in the early spring
will result in a beautiful new explosion of colorful
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Classification: Running
bamboo
Light: Full Sun
Max Ht: 3 ft.
Min. Temp: -21 C
Other: Container, wind tolerant
Uses: Focus garden specimen,
wind break, screen hedge
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Pleioblastus Fortunei / Dwarf Whitestripe
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Long, narrow variegated leaves with a cream/white
backing and green stripes. Compact and bushy with a
spikey look, this bamboo looks great potted or when used
as a ground cover. Cutting back old growth in the early
spring will result in a beautiful new explosion of
colorful growth.
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Classification: Running
bamboo
Light: Sun to part shade
Max Ht: 3 ft.
Min. Temp: -23 C
Other: Wind tolerant, container
Uses: Container planters,
rockeries, bank stabilization/erosion control
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Mid-Sized Bamboo
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Phyllostachys Nigra / Black Bamboo
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Dark green foliage on stiff, polished black stems makes
it one of the most sought after bamboos. Culms turn
black after 18 months to 2 yrs.
Makes an outstanding container plant or specimen plant
in the ground with its graceful habit and unusual culm
color. The strong, dried culms are great for furniture,
fences, walls, construction, interior design, etc.
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Classification: Running
bamboo
Light: Full Sun
Max Ht: 25 ft.
Min. Temp: -18 C
Other: Container
Uses: Focus garden specimen,
wind break, screen hedge, pole production
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Semiarundinaria
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A colourful, strong
growing bamboo, Kimmei sports yellow culms with a vertical green
strip or a full reddish culm depending on sun exposure. Leaves are
long and sometimes variegated and coupled with it’s thick foliage,
Kimmei makes a great focus plant or screening option for your
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Classification: Running
bamboo
Light: Sun or part shade
Max Ht: 12 ft.
Min. Temp: -20 C
Other:
Uses: Focus garden specimen,
wind break, screen hedge.
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Semiarundinaria Fastuosa
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Beautiful, deep emerald green leaves on evenly spaced,
straight culms. Plant grows tall and erect with shorter
branches giving it a tall ?columnar? look. It falls
somewhere between a runner and a clumper and is quick to
produce large shoots. This bamboo makes an
excellent focus plant or tub
plant or screen.
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Classification: Running
bamboo
Light: Full Sun
Max Ht: 22 ft.
Min. Temp: -20 C
Other: Container
Uses: Focus garden specimen,
wind break, screen hedge, pole production
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Semiarundinaria Okuboi
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A
truly unique bamboo species in that its leaves are very
wide and short. The deep emerald green color of the
foliage gives it a bold tropical look. Excellent choice
to contrast with finer leafed bamboos. Easy to grow,
quick to establish itself and a robust spreader with
dense foliage of large fat leaves. Very distinctive
species.
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Classification: Running
bamboo
Light: Full Sun
Max Ht: 18 ft.
Min. Temp: -18 C
Other: Container
Uses: Focus garden specimen,
wind break, screen hedge, bank stabilization/erosion
control.
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Phyllostachys Aureosulcata Aureocaulis/ Golden Crookstem
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New
culms are a beautiful lemon yellow color in the spring
and turn a deep magenta when exposed to direct sunlight.
A real jewel for any collector and one of our most
spectacular bamboos, especially in the early summer as
the new culms acquire their brightest color.
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Classification: Running
bamboo
Light: Full Sun
Max Ht: 25 ft.
Min. Temp: -24 C
Other: Container, wind tolerant
Uses: Focus garden specimen,
wind break, screen hedge, pole production.
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Clumping Bamboo
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Fargesia
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The tallest of the
clumping Fargesia species, Scabrida displays beautiful
reddish-orange culm sheaths and long emerald green leaves. Reaching
a mature height of 16 ft. allows numerous screening options for
landscapers and homeowners alike. Larger than average culms coupled
with prolific shooting periods, this clumper is quick to reach it’s
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Classification: Clumping bamboo
Light: Sun to part shade
Max Ht: 16 ft.
Min. Temp: -23 C
Other:
Wind tolerant
Uses: Focus garden specimen,
wind break, screen hedge.
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Chusquea
Gigantea
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Indigenous to
the country of Chile, Chusquea Gigantea is a very large
clumper that can reach heights of 30 ft here on the
Pacific coast although a height of 20-25 ft is more
realistic. This eye catching specimen's unique
feathery foliage along with its tall, erect canes and
prolific growth pattern give way to a stand out look to
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Classification: Open
Clumping bamboo
Light: Full Sun
Max Ht: 25 ft.
Min. Temp: -18 C
Other:
Wind Tolerant, unique foliage
Uses: Focus garden specimen,
large wind break, screen hedge.
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Fargesia Denudata
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One of the
taller Fargesia species, this clumper has very delicate
leaves supported on green slightly arching canes. Its
graceful appearance, coupled with its wind and cold
tolerance, makes this specimen an excellent choice where
tall, full screening is required. |
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Classification: Clumping
bamboo
Light: Sun to part shade
Max Ht: 12 ft.
Min. Temp: -23 C
Other: Wind tolerant
Uses: Focus garden specimen,
wind break, screen hedge.
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Fargesia Rufa / Sunset Glow
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Rufa
has beautiful, orange-red cane sheaths complimenting a
delicate leaf structure. A vigorous grower that is quick
to attain mature height. Voted best all-around
clumping bamboo due to its
cold hardiness, drought tolerance and non-invasive
nature. This award winning species makes an outstanding
screen or hedge.
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Classification: Clumping
bamboo
Light: Sun to part shade
Max Ht: 8 ft.
Min. Temp: -29 C
Other: Container, wind tolerant, drought
Uses: Focus garden specimen, wind break, screen
hedge.
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Fargesia Murieliae / Umbrella Bamboo
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A
high mountain bamboo from central China, this clumping
bamboo is a lovely, attractive species which is the
hardiest bamboo available. Colorful culms compliment
leaves that are small, and lancet-shaped. This delicate
yet hardy species looks great in a pot and although it
can handle partial sun, it looks its best in the shade.
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Classification: Clumping
bamboo
Light: Shade
Max Ht: 12 ft.
Min. Temp: -29 C
Other: Container
Uses: Focus garden specimen.
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Thamnocalamus Crassinodus
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Native to South Africa, this graceful clumper needs deep
shade to look its best. New canes emerge grey-blue
turning hues of burgundy and purple with light sun
exposure. The foliage is petite and delicate, giving an
airy appearance to the entire clump. Although somewhat
slow to establish itself, with its upright stature, tiny
leaves and colorful canes, it can be one of the most
beautiful specimen plants in any garden.
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Classification:
Clumping bamboo
Light: Shade
Max Ht: 18 ft.
Min. Temp: -18 C
Other: Container
Uses: Focus
garden specimen, shade landscaping
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Phyllostachys Nigra Megurochiku
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An
interesting form of P. Nigra that has
a black stripe on the sulcus of the cane.
Like all phyllostachys species, Megurochiku
will spread steadily as it matures. Dark
brown/black coloration on the culm appears
after a couple of years. Trim the lower
foliage on this robust grower in order to
showcase the unique coloration.
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Classification:
Running bamboo
Light: Full Sun
Max Ht: 40 ft.
Min. Temp: -18 C
Other: Large container
Uses: Focus
garden specimen, large screen or hedge, pole
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Phyllostachys Bambusoides / Japanese Timber Bamboo
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One of the
tallest of the bamboo species, this giant is
noted for its strong, straight culms and is
used for building and structural work in
Japan. Culms may reach up to 4 inches in
diameter here on the west coast. Bambusoides
is a strong grower and sends up very tall
shoots in early summer with long branches.
Not as aggressive as Vivax.
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Classification:
Running bamboo
Light: Full Sun
Max Ht: 50 ft.
Min. Temp: -15 C
Other: Large container
Uses: Focus
garden specimen, large screen or hedge, pole
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Phyllostachys Bambusoides Castillon
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[RARE]
Bright yellow with vertical green stripes in
the sulcus, this is one of our most
beautiful bamboos. Similar in appearance to
the rare Phyllostachys Vivax Aureocaulis,
this specimen can even sport variegated
leaves. A must have for any collector.
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Classification:
Running bamboo
Light: Full Sun
Max Ht: 35 ft.
Min. Temp: -16 C
Other: Large container
Uses: Focus
garden specimen, screen or hedge, pole
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