sinuate bamboo · Pests & diseases

sinuate bamboo · Phyllostachys flexuosa
Also known as: qiuganzhu; tianzhu

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Protect from cold drying winds. After flowering cut back hard and feed using a balanced fertiliser. In a container grow in a 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; see bamboo control and bamboo cultivation

Watering: Consistently damp rhizome area, tolerate brief surface soil dry intervalsSunlight: Full sun · Partial shadeInformation to be completed