Red Umbrella Bamboo Plant for Outdoor Potted Easy to Grow Producing Red Stems and Contrasting Foliage for Screening, Containers & Borders, 1 x Fargesia Asian Wonder in 9cm Pot by Thompson & Morgan

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These links provide an in-depth collection of the features, growth requirements and care tips for each of the bamboos mentioned. The featured articles here will give you a better understanding of the height, spread and other specific details for growing the bamboos. There are others such as Pseudosasa and Semiarundinaria which make great specimens; both of these require a deep root barrier but for me look stunning growing in large containers for an instant taste of the orient. Excellent in a container as a solitary plant, used as a hedge or screen, planted in groups as a feature, this list of options goes on. We think it look particularly good near water or used in a garden with a far eastern theme, combined with Japanese Maples for example. Perhaps simply enjoy as an attractive pot plant on the patio, relaxing as you hear the breeze rustle through the foliage on warm summer evenings as you sit enjoying your own little tranquil oasis. Compact in habit, Fargesia Asian Wonder really does make it an ideal exotic specimen or container plant for small gardens.

Additionally, garden lovers will thoroughly enjoy this peaceful-looking plant. It’s often combined with other ornamental garden features like water fountains to create a true feeling of zen and relaxation. You’ll love the calming sound of its refined and delicate leaves rustling in the breeze! Where to buy Red BambooRed bamboo has a fast growth rate, so consider repotting it every year. Use one size larger pot and fresh potting soil if the plant looks root bounded. Fertilizer Fargesia Jiuzhaigou has several cultivars with slight variations in their color or size, including: They also consume plenty of nutrients to support their impressive growth rate. You should replenish their soil with fertiliser, and use a liquid seaweed or a slow release granular fertiliser once a year for potted bamboo and once every two years for bamboo in the ground. It’s best to plant bambooin spring, so that the energy stored in their rhizomes (underground stems) can be used to produce strong new canes in summer. The rhizomes will then have time to put down roots before the plant becomes dormant from autumn to spring. Where to plant Pruning isn’t necessary for healthy growth because your red bamboo plant is a fast grower on its own. However, you can prune your plant up to twice annually if desired. If you choose to prune your Red Bamboo, the best time to give it a trim is in May or June. Common problems and pests

Fargesia ‘Jiuzhaigou’ often called ‘Red Panda’ Fargesia was once a very rare bamboo, fortunately this fabulous clumping bamboo is now available all year at Big Plant Nursery. Fargesia ‘Jiuzhaigou’ bamboo was first discovered and collected at Jiuzhaigou Park in northern Sichuan, China by a German pharmacist Stephan Wagner. It is a clump-forming bamboo that grows to a height of around 3 metres. Excellent when planted in semi-shade to full sun, where the mixture of green, purple and red canes or culms are topped with dainty small dark green leaves. Being one of the red bamboos ‘Jui’ as we like to call it makes a superb specimen plant with it’s upright fountainous habit and can, be used by gardeners to create a stand alone specimen or planted as a hedge or screen to create a wonderful oriental or Japanese feel. When planted as a hedge or screen it can easily be pruned with shears or even hedge cutter creating either straight edges or creative curves. ‘Jui’ also grows well as a pot plant, where it will make an excellent addition to the patio garden. We have found that when planting ‘Red Panda’ as with all red bamboo the brightest colour to the culms or stems develop after exposure to direct sunlight so consider this when positioning and allow for adquate watering to aid establishment. Fargesia ‘Juizhaigou has excellent hardiness tolerating temperatures into the low minus 20 degrees celsius. A low maintenance clumping bamboo easy to grow and very hardy, highly recommended.Gather the seeds after flowering and sow fresh, as soon as they are ripe. Viable seeds feel solid like grain – papery seeds will not germinate. Place the rhizomein a deep tray of gritty compost, so that the canes remain in a vertical position and cover with more compost. There are more, much more, such as Pleioblastus, Sasella and Sasa that make great, often jungly ground cover – all beautiful in their own right but as forest floor colonisers they spread so either grow in a container or use root barrier. If you are planting a spreading bamboo, you should consider taking steps to prevent unwanted running. You can use bamboo control fabrics or plant in a container to make your bamboo more manageable. There is a popular myth that bamboos die after flowering. This is not always the case, but the chances of a full recovery are not good. Flowering can weaken a clump and the foliage often turns brown.