Tropicals, Woody > Chusquea > Chusquea gigantea > Chusquea gigantea
Chusquea gigantea
Clumping Bamboo
Origin: South America.
| Family |
| Poaceae |
| Genus |
| Chusquea |
| Species |
| gigantea |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -5 to 1 |
| Height |
| 7 - 16 m |
| Spread |
| 2 - 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| As a specimen plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Like to be in the sun or light to dappled shade. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Leaf Description |
| Narrow green leaves that are around 1 cm wide, and about 12 cm long. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trebah Garden Trust, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
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