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Bamboos

Sasaella masamuneana

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

Synonyms

Sasaella glabra
× Sasinaria masamuneana
see moreArundinaria atropurpurea

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Ultimate height

1–1.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

5–10 years

Ultimate spread

1.5–2.5 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade
Full shade

Aspect

East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Poaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Clump forming, Suckering
Genus: Sasaella are small, extremely vigorous bamboos, very wide-spreading with very slender, erect, canes bearing horizontal branches with lance-shaped leaves
Name status: Correct

How to grow

Cultivation

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

Propagation

Propagate by division of established plants, or by cutting sections of young rhizome, in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Architectural
Ground cover
Hedging and screens

Pruning

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

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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