RHS Pleioblastus argenteostriatus 'Tsuboi'
Pleioblastus shibuyanus 'Tsuboii'
Phyllostachys shibuyanus 'Tsuboi'
A relatively dwarf bamboo, grown for its creamy-white variegated leaves, has a somewhat pendulous habit. As the leaves develop on the new culms, their weight gradually weighs them down
1-1.5 metres
1.5-2.5 metres
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Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. Prefers partial shade. Protect from cold drying winds. In a container grow in a peat-free, loam-based compost and feed with a balanced liquid fertiliser on a monthly basis during the growing season. May remain clump-forming in poor or dry soils but can become invasive in warm, moist or favourable conditions and need restraining ; see bamboo control and bamboo cultivation
Propagate by division, separate rhizomes in spring, keeping divisions moist until well established
Remove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and thin to show off stems to best effect. Cut out any flowering shoots promptly to discourage more from forming - see bamboo cultivation
Generally trouble-free although slugs may damage new shoots
Generally disease-free