About
A spreading bamboo with erect green canes bearing narrow, cream and green-striped leaves to 20cm in length.
About the genus
Pleioblastus are evergreen bamboos, diverse in size and habit, with vigorously-spreading rhizomes forming dense thickets of slender canes bearing several leafy branches at each node
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeClay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH5
Plant details
Plant typeBamboos
HabitSuckering
FoliageEvergreen
Height2.5-4 metres
Spread1.5-2.5 metres
Time to full height5-10 years
Suggested usesArchitectural
Care notes
CultivationGrow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soils in full sun, with shelter from cold drying winds. Upright canes with a creeping rootstock can become invasive in warm, moist or favourable conditions and need restraining; see bamboo control and bamboo cultivation
PruningRemove 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 - see bamboo cultivation
PropagationPropagate by division, separate rhizomes in spring, keeping divisions moist until well established
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to slugs
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free