Cane
Foliage
Form
Plant Name |
|
Common Name |
Arrow Bamboo |
Soil |
Chalk, Sand and Peaty |
Sun Aspect |
Full Sun or Part Shade |
Soil Moisture |
Moist |
Plant Type |
Evergreen Bamboo |
Height x Spread in feet |
20 x indefinite |
Foliage |
Glossy Dark Green, grey-green beneath and yellow midribs. |
Cane Colour |
Olive-Green to start with, fading quickly to a pale beige. |
Comment |
Clumping-form form. Bolt upright, arching at the top. The most widely planted bamboo. The foliage clings to the culm over many years. Grow in a deciduous woodland or wild garden, or as screening/ hedging (3 feet between each plant). When planted as a windbreak, the rustle of the leaves creates a soothing noise. Invasive, so needs room to spread - control spreading growth by planting in 2 feet depth and width concrete lined trench. Tends to habit of flowering massively, taking several years to regain its former glory. Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd and Palmstead Nurseries Ltd. |