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dwarf bamboo

Pleioblastus pumilus (Arundinaria pumila)
Pleioblastus pumilus (Arundinaria pumila)

dwarf bamboo

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
0.3-0.8m x 0.5-1m
LEAVES
semi-deciduous broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
low or groundcovering		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

light green
BLOOMING TIME
LOCATION
full to partial sun		 FLOWERS
insignificant or non-blooming
USDA zone (lowest)
6b   (down to -21°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Bamboos and grasses
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
THE PRICES INCLUDE VAT of 9%. For quick conversion you can use 1 CZK = approx. 0.04 EUR

 



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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION

This bamboo is an attractive dwarf type that is commonly used as ground cover. Its mid-sized leaves are 5-7 cm long and 1-1.5 cm wide, fresh green and regularly arranged on the stems making a dense, luxurious mound. It comes from Japan.

It is a vigorous grower that has wild root system. If you want to keep it in a certain area of your garden we recommend using root barriers. Leaves are quite hardy but the plant will definitely look best if sheared down to the ground every spring to encourage new and healthy growth.

Bamboo likes fertile, moist but well-drained soil and for best varigation full sun. It is hardy to -20°C (USDA zone 6b) but if covered with snow or mulch it can take deeper frost.

Last update 30-12-2008