Bamboos - Hortus Loci

NAME DESCRIPTION POT SIZE SUPPLIED PRICE
Phyllostachys Moisture-retentive, well-drained soil enriched with leafmould in sun or partial shade
atrovaginata 'Green
Perfume'
aureosulcata 'Alata'
aureosulcata var.
aureocaulis (goldengroove
bamboo)
aureocaulis f. spectabilis
bissetii
decora
humilis
nigra (black bamboo)
Tall green bamboo with creeping rhizomes that form dense clumps
and produces a sandalwood-like aroma from new canes. Tolerates
wet soil. (12x3m+, H)
Spreading clumps of stout, dark-green canes that sometimes zig-zag
near the base and lance-shaped, green leaves. (8x3m+, H)
Vigorous, slightly arching, thick, golden-yellow canes with occasional
green stripes near the base. Lance-shaped green foliage. (6x10m+, H)
Large clumps of thick, sulphur-yellow canes with green grooves, that
turn reddish in sun. Lance-shaped green foliage. (6x6m+, H)
Robust, slightly arching glossy, thick canes, emerge purple-flushed
green, then mature to yellowish-green. Emerald-green leaves. (5x3m, H)
Upright, straight canes with multi-coloured, striped sheaths and
drooping, glossy, dark-green leaves. (10x3m+, H)
Compact, clump-forming bamboo with dark-green canes that emerge
reddish-brown and turn orange-yellow in sun. (4x2.5m, H)
Clumps of arching, slender green canes mature to polished ebony
black. Lance-shaped, dark-green foliage. (5x3m, H)
10L 100/125 £23.50
10L 125/150 £25.50
10L 150/175 £28.50
15L 175/200 £36.95
200L 350/400
10L 150/175 £28.50
15L 175/200 £27.50
10L 100/125 £23.95
15L 150/175 £36.50
15L 175/200 £37.95
20L 200/250 £62.50
25L 200/250 £62.50
10L 100/125 £21.50
10L 125/150 £22.50
15L 175/200 £38.50
10L 125/150 £25.50
10L 150/175 £26.95
10L 175/200 £28.50
15L 175/200 £36.95
15L 200/250 £39.95
25L 200/250 £55.00
10L 100/125 £23.50
15L 200/250 £36.95
10L 100/125 £30.50
15L 200/225 £45.00
20L 200/250 £65.00
Pleioblastus Moisture-retentive, well-drained soil enriched with leafmould in sun or partial shade (sheltered from drying winds)
humilis var. pumilus
pygmaeus var. distichus
variegatus (syn.
Arundinaria fortunei)
viridistriatus 'Vagans'
Spreading, dwarf clumps of upright, dark-green, branching, hollow
canes and lance-shaped, dark evergreen foliage. Good groundcover.
(0.6x0.8m, H)
Dwarf, spreading clumps of hollow canes with fans of stiff, palm-like
evergreen leaves. Excellent groundcover. (0.8x1m+, H)
Cream-striped dark-green, lance-shaped leaves clothe a dwarf
thicket of hollow, pale-green canes. (0.75x1.2m, H)
Small, spreading bamboo with slender canes and green-striped,
yellow leaves that turn white at edges in winter. (0.8x1m+, H)
1.5L 20cm £3.25
1.5L 20cm £3.25
1.5L 20cm £3.25
1.5L 20cm £3.25
KEY:- Size: ultimate height x spread. Hardiness: T - tender; HH - half -hardy (down to 0 o C); FH - frost hardy (down to -5 o C); H - hardy (down to -15 o C). LT- Long Tom
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