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umbrella bamboo

Fargesia murielae

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Fargesia
Family: Poaceae

About this plant

F. murielae is an elegant, evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with graceful, arching yellow-green canes 2.5-3.5m high or more. Leaves lanceolate, to 10cm in length, bright green

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Tolerant of sun and wind but best in fertile, moisture retentive soil, in partial shade. In a container grow in a loam-based compost and feed with a balanced liquid fertiliser on a monthly basis during the growing season

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 - see bamboo cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by division or take cuttings of sections of young rhizomes in spring

Pests

Slugs may damage new shoots

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardCottage InformalPatio Container

Planting Places

BordersConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years