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Bambusa chungii var. Barbellata/Blue Bamboo (Barbie Bamboo)
Close-up image of the large culms
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Close-up image of the large culms
Bluish bloom on the culms
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Scientific Name:
Bambusa chungii var. Barbellata
Common Name:
Blue Bamboo (Barbie Bamboo)
Plant Type:
Evergreen
Leaf Type:
Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:
9, 10, 11
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Height:
20-30 feet
Spread:
5 - 10 feet
Light Exposure:
Sun, Part Sun, Morning sun
Drainage:
Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth:
Fast
Water Requirement:
Medium
Maintenance Level:
Low
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Comments:
This bamboo produces culms (canes) that have a thin bluish blooms that gives it a distinctive quality in the landscape. This particular cultivar is reported to be somewhat smaller than the regular species. Reported to take freezing temperatures in the low to mid 20's F.