Bambusa oldhami
(Giant Bamboo)
perennial
- hardy
- reflective heat, sun, part shade
- ample, average watering, to dry
- fast growing
- Greedy roots, lots of litter, fast to establish, less hardy than running type, dramatic near water, doesn't do well in cold, handsome silhouette, perennial grass, canes get golden with age.
- rhizomes propagate before growth begins usually tropical or sub-tropical, clumping - expand slowly, most common in south California.
- Medium maintenance.
- Pinnately compound, coarse texture, grows to 25' - 40'.
- outdoor, wide-high screening
- bold folliage, oriental
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