Scabrida Bamboo Fargesia scabrida
- Phonetic Spelling
- far-JEE-zee-ah SKA-brid-ah
- Description
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Scabrida Bamboo is a clumping bamboo native to the mountainous regions of China. It grows vigorously with upright culms and provides a food source for giant pandas in its native habitat. It's bright orange clums are attractive against its emerald green leaves. Plant this as a specimens, or mass plant, along a border, as a privacy screen or near a pool.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Fargesia
- Species:
- scabrida
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Columnar
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- 12-24 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Description:
- Inconspicuous, this plant is prized for its foliage.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple/Lavender
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- New culms (3/4" in diameter) have orange sheaths that mature to blue-purple and then fade to emerald green. Long narrow emerald green leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Pool/Hardscape
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Screen/Privacy
- Specimen
