Temple Bamboo (Semiarundinaria Fastuosa) - 3 Gallon Pot (4-6'+)
$69.98
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Temple Bamboo (Semiarundinaria Fastuosa) - 3 Gallon Pot (4-6'+)
$69.98
Sale price
$69.98
Regular price
$75.00
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Description
Temple Bamboo
Semiarundinaria fastuosa
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6-11 Find Your Zone
Type: Clumping, Running
Height: up to 30'
Spread: 5'+ without control
Suggested Spacing: 4-6' for privacy screen
Culm Diameter: 1 1/2"
Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade
Soil: Average
Growth Rate: Fast
Salt Tolerance: Moderate (Salt air, not flooding)
Description
Temple Bamboo, also called Japanese Palm, is a highly attractive and stately selection with very erect and straight canes that age to a beautiful purple or dark reddish color, which is why it is often referred to as a red bamboo. With foliage only at the top one third of mature canes this stately beauty resembles a palm tree! One really unique thing about this bamboo is how the short branches and foliage typically emerge at the top of the cane and grow down the cane over time. This species has quasi persistent culm sheaths. Temple Bamboo has a moderate to fast growth rate that you can expect to reach up to 30 feet tall. Handles salt spray conditions so is suitable for use in coastal landscapes. Cold hardy to -0°F
Landscape & Other Uses
Containers/Pots: Good
Crafts: Good
Edible: Good
Hedge: Good
Indoor: Too large - PLEASE SEE: How To Grow Bamboo Plants Indoors
Ornamental: Excellent
Privacy Screen: Good, though high branched
Specimen: In containers or when controlled in ground
Wood Quality: Excellent
Other Special Notes: This one handles salt spray conditions associated with planting in coastal conditions.
Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Bamboo variety is not 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
Temple Bamboo is easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. It handles salt spray well in coastal environments. 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.
How To Grow Bamboo Plants Indoors
Temple 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 Temple Bamboo can 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 the links 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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