BAMBUSA MULTIPLEX MIDORI 

 

 

    Possible height in Southern California within 3 years = 15'

    Possible ultimate height in Southern California = 20'

    Height in habitat = 35'

    Loses leaves around  15 to  20 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Loses canes around  0 to  5 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Rhizomes die around  -10 to -5 degrees Fahrenheit.

    If growing in the ground it can grow in full sun or partial shade.

    A clumping bamboo - rhizomes will not run sideways.

    Minimum soil depth required for a healthy plant = 12"

    Rhizome depth in moist soil = 4"

    Fibrous root system depth in moist soil = 24"

 

            1 " diameter light green canes with dark green stripes, originally from China.  Hedge, pot or tub specimen, a pretty plant.  The erect culms are ornamental, leaf-free for the bottom half & form dense clumps of slightly arching branches covered with leaves toward the top. As winter temperatures get lower the plant adapts by becoming more & more deciduous.  Plant 2-4' on center.