Chilean bamboo
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A large evergreen bamboo forming broad, dense clumps of solid, olive-green stems, 2.5-3.5m high or more, well-furnished with short spreading sprays of narrowly lance-shaped, mid-green leaves up to 6cm in length
Scientific classification
- Species
- Chilean bamboo (Chusquea culeou [Small/Dwarf Form])
- Genus
- Chusquea
- Family
- Poaceae
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- Toxicity
- Bamboos
- Plant type
- 4-8 metres
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Suckering
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Chilean bamboo
Distribution map
Chile and Argentina
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Chilean bamboo
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Chilean bamboo care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningRemove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and to show off stems to best effect. Cut out any flowering shoots promptly to discourage more from forming - see bamboo cultivation
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed, division or by removing sections of rhizomes with a stem and root, in spring
Growing
GrowingGrow in fertile, humus-rich, leafy, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade, sheltered from cold, dry winds.
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease free
Pests
Slugs may damage new shoots
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