Perennials, Tropicals > Himalayacalamus > Himalayacalamus porcatus > Himalayacalamus porcatus
Himalayacalamus porcatus
Nepalese Blue Bamboo, Porcata Blue Bamboo
Origin: Eastern Asia to central Nepal.
| Family |
| Poaceae |
| Genus |
| Himalayacalamus |
| Species |
| porcatus |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Drepanostachyum porcatum |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -12.2 - above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 - 40 |
| Height |
| 4 Metres |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| An ornamental weeping bamboo featuring soft blue, white, and grey coloured culms. |
| Landscape |
| Ideal for small gardens, or as a ornamental screen. Makes a good indoor or outdoor specimen in pots. |
| Cultivation |
| Prefers a humus, rich, friable, sandy loam in a sunny position or in shade |
| Shape |
| Vase. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Cool broad-leaved forests in the Himalayas where it experiences frost and snow. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| An upright, tight clumper with light green leaves and misty green canes covered with a white powder. Multiple short branches grow from each node, and culms reach 4 m tall and 2.5 cm in diameter in the climate of origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Fine long narrow soft leaves. |
| Propagation |
| By division in spring. |
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