sinuate bamboo

Also known as: qiuganzhu; tianzhu

P. flexuosa has slightly glossy green wavy canes to 3m tall, which mature to yellow-brown then almost black, with narrow glossy, dark green leaves to 15cm in length which retain their colour through winter

Scientific classification

Species: sinuate bamboo (Phyllostachys flexuosa)
Genus: Phyllostachys
Family: Poaceae

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Toxicity: Bamboos
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Suckering
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of sinuate bamboo

Distribution map

China

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of sinuate bamboo

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sinuate bamboo care guide

Consistently damp rhizome area, tolerate brief surface soil dry intervals
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Consistently damp rhizome area, tolerate brief surface soil dry intervals

Fertilizing

Ornamental bamboo balanced feed monthly spring until autumn time

Pruning

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

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring

Growing

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

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