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Stripestem Fernleaf (Bambusa multiplex cv Stripestem fernleaf)

Original price $48.00 - Original price $48.00
Original price
$48.00
$48.00 - $48.00
Current price $48.00

Deep green culms (poles) striped with a lighter green / yellow, with starburst clusters of leaves on each twig. Forms a dense, clump relatively upright clump. Makes an excellent living screen or hedge. Native to China.

A cultivar of the Oriental Hedging bamboo species. Cold tolerant.

FULL NAME: STRIPESTEM FERNLEAF
Bambusa multiplex cv Stripestem fernleaf
HEIGHT WHEN MATURE: 3-4m
POLE DIAMETER MATURE: 1.5cm
SHAPE: Upright
LEAF FORMATION: Bushy at top, culms visible at bottom 1/4
SUGGESTED PLANTING DISTANCE: 1.5m between plants
LANDSCAPE OPTIONS: Hedge, screen,
feature plant
KNOWN FOR: Deep & light green poles, starburst leaves
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BEST CLIMATE: Full sun to part shade
TEMPERATURE RANGE: to -12°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.
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