Cane
Foliage
Form
Plant Name |
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Common Name |
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Soil |
Chalk, Sand and Peaty |
Sun Aspect |
Full Sun, Part Shade or Full Shade |
Soil Moisture |
Moist to Wet |
Plant Type |
Bamboo |
Height x Spread in feet |
4 x indefinite |
Foliage |
Glossy Dark Green 10 x 2.5 inch leaf. Fresh green growth in the Spring. The first cold snap gives veitchii its distinctive White margins. The leaves become twisted and curled and then give a striking variegated effect. |
Cane Colour |
Pale green with a heavy white bloom initially, before ending up a pale straw colour. |
Comment |
Spreading form. Valuable medium height ground cover plant and weed suppressor, whose pseudo-variegation is a winter bonus. Useful for stabilizing banks. Invasive, so needs room to spread. Grow in big clumps for most impact, or as a small hedge. Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd and Palmstead Nurseries Ltd. |