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Species > Fargesia

 

Fargesia  -   high altitude bamboos, including some of the hardiest species in cultivation. Numerous branches at the nodes. Older culms arch under the weight of foliage. These are clump forming plants with non-invasive rhizomes. They grow typically to 3-5 m in height except for - - 'Simba'.
- dracocephala Culms slender, yellowish-green, maturing to purple-red in sun. Leaves small. An excellent bamboo for hedging and screening.
- murieliae Culms slender, yellowish-green. Leaves small, light green, slightly less evergreen than most other bamboos. Extremely hardy. The best hedging bamboo. Established plants take on the classic 'weeping' appearance and this is one of the best garden bamboos. It would be in the running if I had a smallish garden and was able to choose just one bamboo.
- - ‘Simba’ A shorter-growing form, seldom exceeding 2m high. The best patio-pot bamboo. The photo shows a young plant which, at this stage, is very similar to the normal murieliae but its foliage is a rather brighter green.
- nitida Culms slender, purple flushed. Leaves small, dark green and thin textured. One of the most graceful of all bamboos. Extremely hardy. My nitida tends to loose some leaves over the winter but recovers quickly in the spring. Clones of my plant are 'bushier' and more vigorous in my son's Reading garden (where this was photographed) probably because his soil does not dry out as badly as mine.
- robusta Culms slender, very yellow-green. The new shoots are light green, with brown hairs. Leaves small and glossy. A very fine foliage bamboo.
- utilis Culms medium, pale green, sometimes purple tinted at the top, strongly cascading with age. Leaves small, dark green. An impressive bamboo.