Pygmy Bamboo is a dwarf running bamboo with slender pencil-sized green clums divided by distinctive purplish nodes and long palm-shaped foliage. Grows best with part shade and moist well-drained soils. Plant in a contained area to prevent over-spreading. Drought tolerant.
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Height: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spread: |
1.5' - 2.5' |
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Spacing: |
2.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 10 |
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N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Remove dead clums in spring after new growth begins. Aphids, spider mites, mealybugs, and scale are occasional problems. Prune back in spring.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Rock Garden, Foundation Plantings, and containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Myrtle, Hosta, Hakone Grass
IMAGES: Photo by cultivar413, 161019 041 Chi Bot Gdn Bulb Garden, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Arundinaria pygmaea 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pleioblastus_pygmaeus_-_Villa_Carlotta_(Tremezzo)_-_DSC02334.JPG
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
