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Chusquea gigantea | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Chusquea gigantea

Chusquea gigantea

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Chusquea
Family: Poaceae

About this plant

A very tall bamboo forming slowly-spreading clumps to 4m wide and upright canes to 15m or more in ideal conditions. The solid canes up to 6cm in diameter have a striped appearance with a green band around the nodes and yellow-green colouring between the nodes; leaves are mid-green, up to 12cm long and narrowly lances-shaped

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

Loam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a moist but well-drained, fertile soil in full sun and water well in dry spells; see bamboo cultivation for further information

Pruning

Remove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and to show off stems to best effect. Cut out any flowering shoots promptly to discourage more from forming - see bamboo cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by seed or by removing sections of rhizomes with a stem and root, in spring

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

City Courtyard

Planting Places

Borders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years