Ghost Bamboo (Dendrocalamus minor var Amoenus)
$58.00
A graceful, pendulous large-leafed bamboo. Culms/poles are striped light to medium green with a ghostly white bloom when young.
Great garden feature to form a shady canopy.
| FULL NAME: | GHOST BAMBOO Dendrocalamus minor var Amoenus |
| HEIGHT WHEN MATURE: | 6-10m |
| POLE DIAMETER MATURE: | 8cm |
| SHAPE: | Upright / slight "V" shape |
| LEAF FORMATION: | Culms are visible 3/4 of plant then bushy at top |
| SUGGESTED PLANTING DISTANCE: | 1.5m between plants |
| LANDSCAPE OPTIONS: | Screen, windbreak, feature plant |
| KNOWN FOR: | Poles striped light green & green |
| OK FOR POTS? | Prefers to be in the ground |
| BEST CLIMATE: | Full sun to part shade |
| TEMPERATURE RANGE: | to -4°C |
| WATERING: | Every other day for first month until established. |
| OPTIMIM FEEDING: | Twice a year (Spring & Autumn) - suggested Osmocote slow release 6mth |
| BEST SOIL: | Free draining soils with good organics turned over. Can mulch with a leaf litter (not tea tree). If soil is sand mix in organic matter. If clay mounding is recommended. |
| SHIPMENT OPTIONS: | 200mm pots - can fit up to 6 in a special plant box. 300mm & 45L bags need to be trucked in, see our freight information page for approx pricing and delivery schedules. |
