Chusquea gigantea
South American Mountain Bamboo
Chusqea gigantea is an elegant bamboo which makes a superb specimen or a useful screen. It is a bamboos with a deep root system and rarely adapts well to being grown in pots. It is of moderate hardiness and has tolerated -15C.
Contributed by @barnes85
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
South American Mountain Bamboo
Latin name
Chusquea gigantea
type
Perennial
family
Poaceae
ph
6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
7.00 M
Chusquea gigantea
Chusqea gigantea is an elegant bamboo which makes a superb specimen or a useful screen. It is a bamboos with a deep root system and rarely adapts well to being grown in pots. It is of moderate hardiness and has tolerated -15C.
Planting Outdoors Spring
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant in spring so that the food reserves in the rhizome are used to produce a good flush of fresh canes in summer.
Planting in a container
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
New bamboo plants or divisions can be contained within a physical barrier to prevent them spreading through beds and borders. Ensure that bamboo plants in containers do not dry out in winter, since the foliage is prone to wind scorch. In very cold weather, insulate containers with bubble wrap or move them to frost-free conditions.
dannykonik
barnes85