Scottish bamboo
Qiongzhuea tumidinoda
Chimonobambusa tumidinoda
Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda
A large, vigorous, bamboo growing to 6m in the wild, forming thickets that can spread indefinitely. Young canes are green, maturing to yellow-brown, with distinct, swollen nodes (joints), and hanging, lance-shaped leaves green above and greyish underneath
4-8 metres
wider than 8 metres
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Best grown in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade, sheltered from cold winds. Can become very invasive in warm, moist or favourable conditions; see bamboo control and bamboo cultivation. 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
Propagate by seed, division or take rhizome cuttings in spring. Divisions may be slow to establish
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
May be susceptible to slugs
Generally disease-free