Pseudosasa japonica
arrow bamboo 'japonica'
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast growing
- Leaves: dark green, oblong
- Canes: olive green, maturing to pale beige and dark green
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Tall, vigorous bamboo with olive canes maturing to pale beige and dark green oblong leaves. Arrow bamboo is one of the most wind and shade tolerant varieties. Broadly upright in habit, as long as the roots are surrounded with a non-perishable barrier it makes an attractive screen or windbreak for moist, well-drained areas of the garden. - Garden care: Plant in a large container or surround the roots with a non-perishable barrier that restricts the plant's spread
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Prevention is better than cure with diseases in the garden so keep your plants growing as strongly as possible – allowing them to fight off infections naturally. A weak plant is much more likely to fall prey than a good,...
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The beginner’s bamboo - pointed large leaves top tightly packed thin canes casting a magic lantern flickering light and shade show in winter sun
Val Bourne - Garden Writer