Fargesia nitida
Common name: Blue Fountain
Our Fargesia nitida is the new generation of plant material, meaning that it has been grown from seed. Our plants will not be flowering for another one hundred years! The young culms of the Blue Fountain bamboo are a waxy blue to white color. The older culms are dark purple to red. Mature plantings tend to have a cascading or some what weeping look. The foliage is dainty, elongated to oval shape. The Blue Fountain is very winter hardy, down to- 20ºf and ours take up to 100º f in the summer, but we have our beds in deep shade under the canopy of a row of Pseudotsuga menziesii, Douglas firs trees, getting only a little very late afternoon dappled sun. High heat mixed with high humidity would probably be fatal for the fargesia nitida, so this might not be a plant for those in the southeast states. New shoots branch out after 2 years.
Synonyms: Fargesia spathalea, Semiarundinaria nitida.
Common name: Blue mountain bamboo.
Height x Diameter: 12′ x .5″.
USDA zones:5-9, find your zone here Maya Gardens Inc – USDA zone map.
Minimum temperature: -20°f.
Light: Full shade.
Culm: Dark purple, blue white when young.
Uses: Specimen, hedge, container, screen.
Distribution: China.
Spread Clumping.
Planting and care
Pricing:
Sold out at this time. We will have more available for the fall of 2012. Contact us if you are interested in smaller, starter plants of the Nitida.
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The cost of of each plant includes UPS ground in the continental U.S., packaging and handling, wilt proofing your order and moisture polymers to keep your plants watered during shipping. The “#” size refers to the size container the plant is grown in. The smaller the “#”, the smaller the size container. Younger plants will be in the smaller “#” sizes. A #1 size is the smallest size we grow in and will have the youngest plants. These are generally 1-2 years old. A #5 container is the largest size that we ship UPS and will have the largest, most established plants. These are generally 3-5 years old. These are the traditional gallon size containers. The actual size of the plant will vary, depending on the variety. Please visit our home page for current shipping information. Product samples. International customers.
