About
Bashania fargesii is a robust, upright evergreen bamboo that can reach heights of approximately 8 meters. It features stout green culms and slender green foliage. This species is best suited for cultivation in a pot or container, serving well as a specimen plant. However, it is not advisable to use it as a hedge, as its runners may spread extensively, leading to potential management challenges.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bamboos
- Habit
- Clump forming, Columnar upright, Suckering
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- wider than 8 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Patio and container plants
- Native to
- C China
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Best grown in a container in a peat-free, loam-based compost in sun or dappled shade. May have the potential to become a nuisance if not managed well outside of a container. See bamboo cultivation or bamboo control for further advice
- Pruning
- Remove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and thin to show off stems to best effect. Cut out any flowering shoots promptly to discourage more from forming. Flowering may also result in the plant becoming exhausted and dying off
- Propagation
- Propagate by division or take cuttings of sections of young rhizomes in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free