Plant Catalogue
Bamboos
CHIMONOBAMBUSA quadrangularis £30.00
'Square bamboo'. Culms have four sides with short branches that grow in clusters. Very pronounced nodes. Grows well in cool damp shade or part shade. Spread 5-18ft. Height 2-4 metres.
FARGESIA dracocephala £19.00
Tight clump-forming bamboo with thin yellowish culms and small dark green leaves. Looks fresh all through winter. Good as a specimen plant or in a very large container. Up to 3.5 metres high.
FARGESIA murieliae 'Jumbo' AGM £14.00
A bamboo for a semi-shaded position. Resistant to low temperatures best as a solitary clump. Evergreen. Up to 4 metres high.
FARGESIA murieliae 'Simba' £14.00
A lower-growing form clump-forming and well-behaved. Light green slender culms and masses of small leaves. Lovely in a smaller garden or for mixed planting. Up to 2 metres high.
FARGESIA nitida AGM £18.00
A shade-loving elegant bamboo with upright dark culms and narrow small leaves. Spreads slowly can reach 3-4 metres high.
FARGESIA nitida 'Eisenach' £14.00
Arching stems slightly smaller leaves than the type. Shade-loving. 2 metres.
FARGESIA nitida 'Jiuzhaigou' £25.00
Small green leaves on thin red stems. Clump-forming good for screens/hedges. Sun or will tolerate heavy shade. Up to 4 metres high.
FARGESIA rufa £16.00
Olive-green canes mature to lean away from the centre to give a symmetrical elegant appearance. Best as a solitary specimen. 2-2.5 metres high.
FARGESIA utilis £25.00
Narrow attractive leaves and maroon culms. Makes a fast-growing clump good in a container or in a mixed border. Happiest in shade.
HIBANOBAMBUSA tranquillans 'Shiroshima' AGM £32.00
Active bushy habit but easily controlled. Large cream-striped leaves sometimes pink-tinged in the sun. Tolerant of dry conditions. 2.5m.
PHYLLOSTACHYS bissetii £28.00
Shiny dark green culms and leaves. Makes a fast-growing screen in sun or shade. 4-6 metres high.
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra f. punctata £30.00
'The Black Bamboo'. There is some variation in colour of the culms from deeply spotted to solid black. Up to 4 metres high.
PHYLLOSTACHYS viridiglaucescens £30.00
Very tall bamboo reaching up to 8 metres. Young culms are dark green then later turn bluer. This is a very hardy running species which grows well in shade.
PHYLLOSTACHYS vivax f. aureocaulis AGM £30.00
Giant bamboo reaches 10 metres. Yellow culms are striped green. Less vigorous than the species so suitable for smaller gardens.
PLEIOBLASTUS viridistriatus AGM £10.00
Strong yellow variegated foliage slow to start but then increases well. 100cm
PSEUDOSASA japonica AGM £18.00
Olive-green culms and large dark glossy leaves. Grows in any soil in sun or shade and is very wind-resistant. Trim rhizomes to control spread. Makes a handsome clump or good as a hedge or screen.
SEMIARUNDINARIA yamadorii £12.00
Tall vigorous spreader forms an attractive screen given space. Greenish-yellow culms which zigzag and arch under the weight of foliage.
Plants awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit are marked AGM.
Plants marked PBR (Plant Breeder Rights) Propagation for resale prohibited.
Plants marked PPAF (Plant Patent Applied For).