B. DOLICHOMERITHALLA 

 

 

Probable height in Southern California within 3 years = 20'

Probable ultimate height in Southern California = 25'

Height in habitat = 35'

Loses leaves around  20 to  25 degrees Fahrenheit.

Loses canes around  15 to  20 degrees Fahrenheit.

Rhizomes die around  10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit.

If growing in the ground it prefers to grow in full sun.

A clumping bamboo - rhizomes will not run sideways.

Minimum soil depth required for a healthy plant = 1'

Unrestrained rhizome depth in moist soil = 2'

 

    Various forms have all green canes, light & dark green stripes, yellow stripes, silver stripes.  I find the color of the cane is heavily influenced by where it is growing and how much light and moisture it gets.

     Nice solid green form at Quail.  Gallon pot sold at 1990 ABS sale for $50.

2" diameter culms, straight-growing habit, has shape of oldhami and striping similar to alphonse karr.   Takes cold better than vulgaris vittata.  At 30 degrees F. vulgaris vittata looks terrible, with no new foliage, old foliage dried, discolored & shriveled.  This one looks happy, with not a touch of leaf damage.  Tough vigorous bamboo, one of 3 that survived 1992 hurricane Andrew at Fairchild Gardens in South Miami.  Did well at Gary Stinson's in Menifee, California which freezes every year.  Propagate by division, from Taiwan. 

    15 pot gallon sold at '88 ABS auction for $255.  5 gallon pot sold at '90 ABS sale for $100.  15 gallon pot offered (but not bought) at '91 fall SCABS sale for $200.  '92 SCABS sale offered 6 pots for$60 each, 7 collectors tried to buy them.  Pot sold for $75 at '95 SCABS fall sale.  Sold for $55 at 1994 ABS auction in San Francisco.