Bamboos (All evergreen)
Bamboo is hard to beat in the right spot. Although synonymous with the landscape of South-East Asia, our heads were first turned by this wonderful plant a little closer to home at Parco delle Terme, Montecatini, near the Grand Hotel, ‘Croce di Malta’. (The good wine there might have also mildly influenced our initial enthusiastic purchases). We first experimented at Nuthurst by planting bamboo in raised beds, creating an island effect where the bamboo did not spread beyond the raised border. Over time we removed the smaller canes, and the effect was that the plant developed much larger and impressive canes which we could then raise up by removing the lower foliage. Warning – bamboo barrier is needed.
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Chusquea culeou (Foxtail Bamboo)
View this plantA clump forming, evergreen and hardy bamboo from Chile and and Argentina. An interesting little fact you can impress friends with is that they used to use the solid canes for spear handles and for making musical instruments. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
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Fargesia murielae (Umbrella Bamboo)
View this plantWell behaved (non-invasive) little bamboo from China to 10ft. A well grown plant looks like an old fashioned corn stook. Please contact us for other stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
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Ficus carica (Fig)
View this plantLong lived, hardy, delicious, accommodating, beautiful, evocative etc : The Wonderful Fig Tree. Grow at as a tree, train the branches to give summer shade. Enjoy the figs. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
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Phyllostachys aurea (Golden Bamboo)
View this plantGrow this and discover the meaning of the intriguing expression ‘clustered node bases’. Grows to 15ft. One of the better behaved bamboos. Makes a great hedge. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
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Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Aureocaulis’ (Yellow Groove or Zig Zag Bamboo)
View this plantTall and straight with very yellow canes. In ideal conditions (plenty of water available) can reach 25ft or more. A great screening plant. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
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Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ (Zig Zag Bamboo)
View this plantTall and straight with very yellow canes with a green stripe down one side. In ideal conditions (plenty of water available) can reach 25ft or more. A great screening plant. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
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Phyllostachys bissetii
View this plantThe tallest bamboo we have with green canes. Can grow to 20ft or more in ideal conditions (plenty of water). More vigorous than Phyllostachys aurea (the other green one). Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
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Phyllostachys nigra (Black Bamboo)
View this plantBlack Bamboo with canes like ebony and dark green foliage. A fine candidate for experimenting with Creative Maintenance – clip it, thin it, lift it, fiddle with it. To 25ft. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green