Fargesia Nitida Bamboo

Fargesia Nitida Bamboo

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 fir trees, getting only a little very late afternoon dappled sun.   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! 

High heat mixed with high humidity would probably be fatal for the Fargesia, so this might not be a plant for those in the southeast states.  Try instead, any of our Bambusa multiplex or Thamnocalamus.

Fargesia Nitida
Synonyms:  Fargesia spathalea, Semiarundinaria nitida.
Common name:  Blue Fountain bamboo.
Height x Diameter:  12′ x .5″.
USDA zones:5-9.  Find your zone here.
Minimum temperature:  -20°f.
Light:  Full shade.
Culm:  Dark purple, blue white when young.
Uses:  Specimen, hedge, container, screen.
Distribution:  China.
Spread  Clumping.

The last photo is an example of a #1 (1 gallon) Fargesia Nitida, however, it is not the exact plant that you will receive. Your plant will be approximately 1-2 years old,  2'-3' tall, with 5-10 culms (canes).

Please feel free to email us at info@mayagardensinc.com if you would like more information prior to making a purchase decision.