Kimmei

August 19, 2009 by  

Bambusa-ventricosa-Kimmei-sm Genus/Species Bambusa ventricosa “Kimmei”
Common Name Kimmei
Typical Dimensions 8m high, culm diameter up to 50mm.  -9°c
Description With golden green striped culms and vigorous growth, Kimmei is tough in all conditions.   It will need some thinning out and pruning of lower branches to look its best.   This is definitely an unbellied form of the Bambusa ventricosa species.   The variation in this species which has produced the striations is lovely but it has lost the “belly” of the parent cultivar.

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