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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
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
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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