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Nursery - Products List - Bamboo - Fargesia robusta
 
Fargesia robusta - Green Screen Bamboo
Habit and Cultural Information
 
Category : Bamboo
Family : Poaceae (Gramineae) (Grasses)
Origin : China (Asia)
Flower Color : Green
Bloomtime : Not Significant
Evergreen : Yes
Tolerates Seaside Conditions : Yes
Height : 10-12 feet
Width : Clumping
Exposure : Full Sun
Irrigation Req. : Medium Water Needs
 
 
Fargesia robusta is a good choice for a clumping bamboo that can create a narrow screen, being taller, more upright, and more robust than Fargesia nitida and Fargesia murielae. This species has dark green foliage and light green culms, with new shoots that are hairy and rusty red upon emergence from the ground in early spring. The culm sheaths persist and soon fade to a light color, almost white, giving the culms a very attractive checkerboard look in the spring through early summer.