Stripestem Fernleaf (Bambusa multiplex cv Stripestem fernleaf)
Original price
$48.00
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Original price
$48.00
Original price
$48.00
$48.00
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$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 |
OK FOR POTS? | ✓ |
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. |