Sasaella glabra, × Sasinaria masamuneana, Arundinaria atropurpurea
A relatively low-growing bamboo, to around 1.5m high, with running rhizomes and a moderately spreading habit. Slender, upright, green or brown canes bear narrowly elliptic, deep green leaves
1-1.5 metres
1.5-2.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Thrives in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, but will tolerate a range of conditions and planting positions except for dry soils in full sun. Creeping rootstock can spread rapidly in favourable conditions and need restraining; see bamboo control and bamboo cultivation
Propagate by division of established plants, or by cutting sections of young rhizome, in spring
Remove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and thin to show off stems to best effect. This species can also benefit from being cut down each year in late winter or early spring
May be susceptible to slugs
Generally disease-free