Elegant Bamboo - Phyllostachys Elegans - 3 Gallon Pot
$62.98
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Elegant Bamboo - Phyllostachys Elegans - 3 Gallon Pot
$62.98
Sale price
$62.98
Regular price
$82.00
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Description
Elegant Bamboo
Phyllostachys elegans
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-9b Find Your Zone
Type: Running (Moderate)
Height: Up to 32'
Spread: 10'+ with no control
Suggested Spacing: 4-6' for privacy screen
Culm Diameter: 2.25"
Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade
Soil: Average
Growth Rate: Fast
Description
Usually the first Bamboo to shoot in spring and highly regarded for its edible shoots, Elegant Bamboo is a rare and beautiful species with very upright canes to 32 feet in height and gracefully drooping branch tips. Cane coloration is subtly mixed with with various shades of green and yellow - a lovely work of art!
Average Height by USDA Zone
USDA Zones 7-9: 25 to 32 feet in height
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Landscape & Other Uses
Containers/Pots: Good
Crafts: Good
Edible: Excellent!
Hedge: Too tall
Indoor: Too large
Ornamental: Excellent
Privacy Screen: Good, high branching
Wood Quality: Excellent!
Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this Bamboo variety is not reliably winter hardy, you'll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Elegant Bamboo is easy to grow in any average, well-drained but moist soil to wet soils in full sun or open shade. During the first growing season after planting, water as needed to keep soil around the plants moist, but not soggy or wet. When established, most bamboo will tolerate periods of dry weather, however, will appreciate an occasional deep soaking if the leaves begin to curl from drought stress.
Elegant Bamboo is a running bamboo, which means it spreads. Bamboo can be controlled in a small area (a normal city yard) simply by mowing or stepping on the young shoots. New shoots of some bamboo can also be used for culinary purposes and cooked, much like asparagus. Keep in mind that running bamboo only puts up new shoots for a short time each year and, when they are "shooting," the new plants are very fragile and easy to destroy. Root pruning or installing Bamboo Root Barrier are other methods to control spread.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Bamboo plants.
How To Plant Bamboo Plants In The Ground
How To Plant Bamboo Plants In Containers & Pots
How To Fertilize And Water Bamboo Plants
How To Prune Bamboo Plants
How To Stop The Spread Of Bamboo Plants
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