Very rare in cultivation, a vigorous evergreen climbing species bamboo, the tallest in cultivation reaching 25m tall in the wild and forming substantial plants and vast thickets. It has rich dark green lanceolate leaves to 18cm long, sprouting from nodes along the stems to cling on and clamber up, and can easily overwhelm nearby trees and shrubs
Higher than 12 metres
wider than 8 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Grow in fertile, humus-rich, leafy, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade, sheltered from cold, dry winds. See bamboo cultivation. Note this bamboo forms large impenetrable areas in its native South America, and is not likely to be suited to most garden cultivation. See bamboo control
Propagate by seed, division or by removing sections of rhizomes with a stem and root, in spring
Remove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and to show off stems to best effect. Cut out any flowering shoots promptly to discourage more from forming
May be susceptible to slug damage on young growth
Generally disease-free