Green Panda Clumping Bamboo

If leaves curl lengthwise it s thirsty.

Green panda clumping bamboo.

The only issue when planting this you should not plant it right next to a foundation wall or driveway. New shoots appear early in spring and quickly develop into a large clump approximately 8 feet in diameter at maturity. Rufa are very full. Fargesia rufa green panda.

Brown tips too much water. Be aware that most clumping bamboos are not cold hardy so it s best to treat them as annuals. The fargesia genus provides some of the hardiest clumpers and one cultivar in particular green panda reaches 6 8 feet so when planted in a group it makes an excellent screen plant bamboo in spring not fall to avoid winter burn on plants. A perfect specimen for smaller gardens and courtyards.

This is a clumping bamboo and will not spread as rapidly as running bamboos. Clumpers form a tight cluster of gently arching culms extending from a relatively small root mass. It will push through a foundation wall or damage a driveway if planted next to it. Now in november it s yellowing but we ve had lots of rain.

Attractive rusty reddish sheaths and a non invasive root system. This is a relatively low maintenance plant and can be pruned at anytime. It grows quickly to form a large clump 15 to 18 feet tall. Green panda thrives in full sun but tolerates quite a bit of shade.

Fargesia rufa green panda is very vigorous forming new shoots in spring and quickly developing into a large clump. This exciting new bamboo makes an attractive evergreen specimen or when grouped creates an excellent hedge. Bamboo clumping narrow green leaves emerge from tan culms in late spring adding to previous season s foliage. It has no significant negative characteristics.

They are about 4 5 feet tall with a 30 canes. Green panda clump bamboo is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with an indistinguished habit of growth. A favorite food of giant pandas. Noah bell bamboo garden 2019 close up showing rusty red culm sheaths.

Leaves do not curl in the sun as with some bamboos. The root system grows in a small area but it dense and powerful. Vase shaped clumping deer resistant and semi evergreen. Green panda is a non invasive clumping bamboo reaching 6 8 feet tall very vigorous and cold hardy to minus 15f.

Overview of clumping bamboo clumping bamboo are defined as having a non invasive rhizome structure known as pachymorph rhizome which differs from the better known and sometimes feared running bamboo leptomorph rhizome. It matures at 6 to 8 feet tall and as wide so it s ideal in a smaller garden. We are partial shade with lots of ambient light and it s been beautifully lush and green. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

Back to clumping bamboo photo copyright. Fargesia robusta green screen tolerates full hot sun better than other fargesias.