SYNONYM
Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Violascens'
ORIGIN
China
* Resistant to -18º C
CHARACTERISTICS
This bamboo is admirable for coloration of their stems. When young are olive green, finely striated with very light green, with age these streaks turn yellow and then purple. Some stems remain completely green. Leaves large (10-15 cm), sea green on the underside. Rhizomes little invaders.
Precocity of the young shoots that come out in early April.
CARE
It should be noted that this bamboo farm needs good care to fully develop all its qualities.
USED
Thickets, isolated tufts.
ADVANTAGES
Remarkable for the extreme variety of colors of the stems and the plurality of forms, this bamboo has a place in any garden.
