FARGESIA NITIDA ANCEPS 

Probable height in Southern California within 3 years = 5'

Probable ultimate height in Southern California = 6'

Height in habitat = 12'

Loses leaves around 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

Loses canes around -10 to -5 degrees Fahrenheit.

Dies around -20 degrees Fahrenheit.

Prefers a mixture of sun & shade.

A clumping bamboo - rhizomes will not run sideways.

Minimum soil depth required for a healthy plant = 1'

Unrestrained rhizome depth in moist soil = 2'

 

Narrower leaves that the typical Fargesia nitida. A 1 gallon pot with 8 4' culms sold at the September 1991 N.W.ABS sale for $90. Robert Lester reported that it, like all fargesias, wants to grow in a shady location but also adapts well to hot summers.