A beautiful "rare" running timber bamboo with deep orange culms and green sulcus. Loves full sun. Some shade is fine. Rhizome barrier is advised. Planting on a mound of soil works well too. Root prune annually in October. Or let grow into a huge bamboo grove. Limited supply. Call for availability.
Phyllostachys
edulis
'Heterocycla'
25 - 30 Feet Tall
5°F
This is the famous Tortoise Shell Bamboo, with nodes slanted alternately in opposite directions. In Japan it is called Kikkochiku.
Ph. bambusoides
'Richard Haubrich'
35 Feet Tall
5°F
Sport from base of
'Castillonis' with dramatic
green stripes on white leaves
Ph. edulis 'Nabeshimana'
70 Feet Tall
5°F
A rare form of moso. Loves full sun. Rhizome barrier is advised. Available soon.
Ch. 'England'
6 - 9 Feet Tall
Chusquea culeo seedling from Larry Reuter's collection. A clumping bamboo that may require rhizome barrier. Purchased from Stan Terlitsky in 2005. Limited supply. Call for availability.
Blue Chusquea
6 - 9 Feet Tall
Collected by Mike Remmick in Chille.
Ph. vivax 'Huangwenzhu Inversa'
70 Feet Tall
-9°F
This fast growing rare timber bamboo has yellow culms with a green sulcus. We advise installing a thirty inch deep rhizome barrier when planting this variety. Full sun is best. Will tolerate some shade. Limited supply. Call for availability.