Scabrida Bamboo is a fast growing clumping bamboo with dark orange culm sheaths that open to reveal steel blue and lavender culms. The delicate looking plums of olive green foliage hold its color year round. Grows best with afternoon shade in Southern climates and moist well-drained soils. Scabrida Bamboo is non-invasive.
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Height: |
12' - 14' |
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Spread: |
6' - 8' |
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Spacing: |
7’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 9 |
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N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Aphids, spider mites, mealybugs, and scale are occasional problems.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Rock Garden, Foundation Plantings, and containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Japanese Maple, Azalea, Lily of the Valley
IMAGE: Anne Antoni, Fargesia rufa, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
