CHIMONOBAMBUSA MARMOREA

CHIMONOBAMBUSA MARMOREA: Australia, Mr. Bamboo; Huntington Gardens, California

Probable height in Southern California within 3 years = 5'
Probable ultimate height in Southern California = 6'
Height in habitat = 6'
Loses leaves around 15 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
Loses canes around 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
Dies around 0 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit.
Prefers a mixture of sun & shade.
A running bamboo - rhizomes will run sideways in moist earth unless restrained with a root barrier.
Minimum soil depth required for a healthy plant = 6"
Unrestrained rhizome depth in moist soil = 18"
Arundinaria marmorea, Arundinaria kokantsik, Arundinaria matsumurae, Marble Bamboo, Kan chiku.
Small decorative plant introduced to the U.S. from Japan in 1889. Thin marbled culm-sheaths which fall off & reveal cream-purple, black, silvery white culms tipped & striped with pink & a dense growth of small leaves which are light green in sun & emerald green in shade. Old clumps occasionally flower with no affect on the health of the plant. Grows well & looks good in pots.
Minimum temperature proven in the severe winter of 1984-85 in Europe. David Andrews in Maryland reports minor rhizome damage at 9 degrees F. Has not done well in Southern Florida. A bushy beauty, not the least bit open but dense. Oh! for several million tubs of this!