Rachael Carson
August 20, 2009 by admin
| Genus/Species | Gigantochloa sp Rachael Carson | |
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| Common Name | Rachael Carson | |
| Typical Dimensions | 6m high, culm diameter up to 40 mm. -2 °c | |
| Description | A great mid-sized bamboo for a screening or feature plant. Rachael Carson has striated culms, a nice tidy and compact habit. Few people are unimpressed with this bamboo. |
Java Black
August 20, 2009 by admin
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Genus/Species | Gigantochloa atroviolacea |
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| Common Name | Java Black | |
| Typical Dimensions | 15m high, culm diameter up to 100mm. – 2°c | |
| Description | Another great black bamboo. Java Black is said to be more tolerant of cooler climates than the more popularly used Timor Black. Have sooty matt black culms and a very tidy habit. Likes plenty of water. |
Kimmei
August 19, 2009 by admin
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Genus/Species | Bambusa ventricosa “Kimmei” |
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| 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. |
Golden Goddess
August 17, 2009 by admin
| Genus/Species | Bambusa multiplex | |
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| Common Name | Golden Goddess | |
| Typical Dimensions | 3m high, culm diameters to 15mm. -12°c | |
| Description | A smaller, more compact form of the multiplex species, Golden Goddess is popular in Japanese style gardens. |
Hedge Bamboo
August 17, 2009 by admin
| Genus/Species | Bambusa multiplex | |
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| Common Name | Hedge Bamboo | |
| Typical Dimensions | 4 m high, culm diameter up to 25mm. -12 °c | |
| Description | A popular, hardy screening plant, Hedge Bamboo grows very quickly with a dense habit. The multiplex species are prone to attack from mealy bug in Queensland so we don’t generally recommend it for use in Queensland except for in cooler climate areas. Lovely south of the border. |
Emperor Blue
August 17, 2009 by admin
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Genus/Species | Bambusa chungii |
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| Common Name | Emperor Blue Bamboo | |
| Typical Dimensions | 10 m high, culm diameters to 60 mm. – 10 °c | |
| Description | The whitest of the white bamboos, Emperor Blue is also known as White Bamboo and Blue Bamboo. A very strong, vigorous grower with very long (1m) internodes. A beautiful and popular bamboo that needs some space as it can get up to 3m across at the base in the open ground. |
Boniopsis
August 14, 2009 by admin
| Genus/Species | Bambusa boniopsis | |
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| Common Name | Boniopsis | |
| Typical Dimensions | 4 m high, culm diameters to 20 mm. -7°c | |
| Description | Boniopsis is a smaller, bushy species, suited to screening |
Oldhams Bamboo
August 12, 2009 by admin
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Genus/Species | Bambusa oldhamii |
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| Common Name | Oldhams Bamboo | |
| Typical Dimensions | 12-18m high, culm diameters to 100mm. -9°c | |
| Description | The most popular of the larger size bamboos Oldhamii is big, green, bold and beautiful. A favourite of many due to its larger compact form and all round usefulness it is a great timber and shoot variety which is also widely used for farm windbreaks. Discount prices and/or grown to order in smaller pots sizes available for commercial applications and large size planting. Also perfect as an ornamental or impressive screen in larger backyards &advanced landscapes. |
Alphonse Karr
August 12, 2009 by admin
| Genus/Species | Bambusa multiplex | |
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| Common Name | Alphonse Karr | |
| Typical Dimensions | 4-5m high, culm diameters to 25mm. -12°c | |
| Description | One of the hardiest and most attractive screening plants, Alphonse Karr is gold with green stripes and a compact bushy form. Unfortunately, it is prone to mealy bug infestation in humid conditions so we don’t generally recommend it for Queensland applications but it is a beautiful south of the border. It is not as upright as some other species, so contact us for more advice on whether this is the most suitable bamboo for your requirements. |
