Some Bamboo for the Santa Cruz Mountains 2011

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Himalayacalamus hookerianus 'Teague's Blue' Blue bamboo B a m b o o Up to 20'h Striking plant for individual display. W ell-drained soil. Moderate watering. Sun or light shade. Hardy to 20-25 deg.F. Slender stems, lacy branchlets, pendant narrow, bright green lvs. Clumping. Young shoots blue; purple bands on nodes. Bambusa textilis W eaver's bamboo B a m b o o 20-40' high Dramatic specimen. Most soils. Moderate watering. Sun or light shade. Hardy to 15-20 deg.F. Deep green leaves on arching culms to 2" in diameter. Forms broad clumps. Thin walled culms are used for weaving.

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Transcript of Some Bamboo for the Santa Cruz Mountains 2011

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H i m a l a y a c a l a m u s h o o k e r i a n u s 'T e a g u e 's B l u e ' B l u e b a m b o o

B a m b o o U p t o 2 0 ' h S t r i k i n g p l a n t f o r i n d i v i d u a l d i s p l a y .

W e l l - d r a i n e d s o i l . M o d e r a t e w a t e r i n g . S u n o r l i g h t s h a d e . H a r d y t o 2 0 - 2 5 d e g . F .

S l e n d e r s t e m s , l a c y b r a n c h l e t s , p e n d a n t n a r r o w , b r i g h t g r e e n l v s . C l u m p i n g . Y o u n g s h o o t s b l u e ;

p u r p l e b a n d s o n n o d e s .

B a m b u s a t e x t i l i s W e a v e r ' s b a m b o o

B a m b o o 2 0 - 4 0 ' h i g h D r a m a t i c s p e c i m e n .

M o s t s o i l s . M o d e r a t e w a t e r i n g . S u n o r l i g h t s h a d e . H a r d y t o 1 5 - 2 0 d e g . F .

D e e p g r e e n l e a v e s o n a r c h i n g c u l m s t o 2 " i n d i a m e t e r . F o r m s b r o a d c l u m p s . T h i n w a l l e d c u l m s

a r e u s e d f o r w e a v i n g .

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C h u s q u e a c u m i n g i i

B a m b o o 6 - 1 0 ' U s e i n m i x e d p l a n t i n g s .

M o s t s o i l s . m o d e r a t e i r r i g . . S u n o r l i g h t s h a d e . H a r d y t o 1 0 d e g . o r l e s s

O c c u r s o n o p e n s l o p e s i n s e m i - a r i d c e n t r a l C h i l e . D e n s e l y h e l d , s h o r t , s h a r p t i p p e d l e a v e s c a n

a i d i n a c l a m b e r i n g h a b i t .

C l u m p i n g .

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T h a m n o c a l a m u s a r i s t a t u s

B a m b o o 8 ' + S c r e e n s , s h a d e g a r d e n s , c o n t a i n e r s .

M o s t s o i l s . M o d e r a t e w a t e r i n g . S u n o r l i g h t s h a d e . H a r d y t o 1 0 d e g . o r l e s s

C l u m p i n g , f o r m i n g e r e c t f i n e t e x t u r e d t h i c k e t s . S l e n d e r s t e m s w i t h d a r k , n a r r o w 3 - 5 " l e a v e s .

B e s t w i t h l i g h t s h a d e a w a y

f r o m t h e c o a s t .

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M u h l e n b e r g i a d u m o s a B a m b o o m u h l y

G r a s s T o 6 ' B o r d e r s , f o u n d a t i o n s .

W e l l - d r a i n e d s o i l . M o d e r a t e w a t e r i n g . S u n o r l i g h t s h a d e . H a r d y t o 1 5 d e g . o r l e s s

T h i n t o u g h s t e m s r e s e m b l e b a m b o o , a n d c a r r y m a n y s m a l l g r e e n l e a v e s . M a k e s a b i l l o w y

s i l h o u e t t e i n t i m e . S l o w l y

s p r e a d i n g . N o t a b a m b o o .

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B o r i n d a ( F a r g e s i a ) f u n g o s a B a m b o o

B a m b o o 1 0 - 1 5 ' h i g h D r a m a t i c s p e c i m e n p l a n t .

M o s t s o i l s . M o d e r a t e w a t e r i n g . S u n o r l i g h t s h a d e . H a r d y t o 1 5 - 2 0 d e g . F .

C l u m p i n g b a m b o o w i t h b i l l o w y f o l i a g e , p i n k b r a c t s o n n e w g r o w t h .

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C h u s q u e a s u l c a t a

B a m b o o t o 1 5 ' h U s e a s s p e c i m e n .

M o s t s o i l s . m o d e r a t e i r r i g . . L i g h t s h a d e . T e n d e r / p r o t e c t

C l u m p i n g b a m b o o h a s g o l d e n c u l m s w i t h d a r k g r e e n n o d e s . F r o m s o u t h e r n M e x i c o t o C o s t a

R i c a

.

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C h u s q u e a p i t t i e r i

B a m b o o 2 5 ' U s e i n c o n t a i n e r s , s p e c i m e n p l a n t i n g .

W e l l - d r a i n e d s o i l . M o d e r a t e w a t e r i n g . L i g h t s h a d e . H a r d y t o 2 0 - 2 5 d e g . F .

A r c h i n g s t e m s , d e n s e c i r c l e o f d r o o p i n g b r a n c h l e t s h a v e a l m o s t c o n t i n u o u s b r u s h o f b r i g h t

g r e e n 2 " l e a v e s . E x c e l l e n t

c l u m p i n g b a m b o o .

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C h u s q u e a f o l i o s a

B a m b o o 2 0 '

W e l l - d r a i n e d s o i l . M o d e r a t e w a t e r i n g . S u n o r l i g h t s h a d e . H a r d y t o 2 0 - 2 5 d e g . F .

L o n g t h i n d r o o p i n g l e a v e s a r e h e l d o n g o l d e n c l u m p s w i t h g r e e n n o d e s . C l u m p i n g .

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D r e p a n o s t a c h y u m s e n g t e e a n u m ( f a l c o n e r i )

B a m b o o 1 5 - 2 0 '+ U s e f o r g r a c e f u l s c r e e n , o r f o c a l p o i n t .

M o s t s o i l s . M o d e r a t e w a t e r i n g . L i g h t s h a d e . H a r d y t o 2 0 - 2 5 d e g . F .

V e r y g r a c e f u l c l u m p i n g b a m b o o . S l e n d e r a r c h i n g g r e e n s t e m s , n a r r o w b r i g h t g r e e n l e a v e s .

P r o t e c t f r o m h o t a f t e r n o o n

s u n .

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D r e p a n o s t a c h y u m h o o k e r i a n u m - - g r e e n f o r m

B a m b o o t o 3 0 ' U s e a s g r a c e f u l s c r e e n , l a r g e a c c e n t p l a n t .

M o s t s o i l s . M o d e r a t e w a t e r i n g . L i g h t s h a d e . H a r d y t o 1 5 - 2 0 d e g . F .

B i l l o w y c l u m p i n g b a m b o o w i t h d a r k g r e e n c u l m s a n d g r a c e f u l f o r m .

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O t a t e a g l a u c a M a y a n s i l v e r b a m b o o

B a m b o o 1 5 '

M o s t s o i l s . m o d e r a t e i r r i g . . L i g h t s h a d e . H a r d y t o 2 0 - 2 5 d e g . F .

G r a c e f u l d r o o p i n g b a m b o o f r o m C h i a p a s , M e x i c o h a s c u l m s c o v e r e d w i t h s i l v e r y w h i t e w a x y

p o w d e r .

N o t t h a t h a p p y .

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