Bambusa Species, Tropical Blue Bamboo, White Powdery Bamboo

Most unique ,interesting and useable plant to grow. 10 on tropical scale, grows very well here just outside of Houston TX. Key is to com...Read Morepost and mulch heavily. I use nitrogen fertilizers as a boost works very well. Very pretty l. Be careful once you start growing, it becomes very addicting, you may empty your bank on these things.

We live about two blocks from the Gulf of Mexico, and an unusually high “king tide” last October left our exotic bamboo transplants s...Read Moreubmerged under a foot of 100% salt water two nights in a row. Sadly I was pulling out dead Timor, Asian Lemon, and B. Emeiensis as a result two weeks later, but miraculously, the B. Chungii showed no ill effects whatsoever from the salt water deluge. It’s now May, and six new culms have already shot up this spring. Amazing!

This plant grows well in Southern California in all areas that do not get below 15F in the winter, below that temp. will kill the plant. ...Read More It should be well watered once a week. This bamboo is not as large as some other bamboo's, such as Bambusa oldhamii, as it only gets about 30 feet tall.

This bamboo is without doubt the best looking bamboo their is, a fine white wax that covers the plant gives it a blue apperance that is beautiful. In addition, it's cold tolerance is such that will not loose it's leaves or color in winter, in most areas of Southern California. Also since this bamboo grows in a clump it will not spread as do other types of bamboo.