About

This graceful grass, with arching foliage. Seedheads provide multi-season appeal.

About the genus

Thamnocalamus are graceful, vigorous, clump-forming evergreen bamboos. Thick, hollow canes may be covered by a waxy, glaucous blue-white bloom, and bear small greyish-green leaves

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, prairie planting, containers.

Care notes

CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Cut back late winter.
PruningCut old growth to base in late winter.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.