Photo copyright: Ned Jaquith, 2003


A group of one gallon Fargesia nitida seedlings
Photo copyright: Dain Sansome, 2003

Photo copyright: Noah Bell, 2006
Close up of F. nitida flowering

    

 

 Fargesia nitida seedlings
Common Names: Blue Fountain,
Hardy Blue Bamboo

Maximum Height: 18 feet, usually 12 feet
Diameter: 0.5 inches
Hardiness: -20° F
USDA zone 5 - 9, not for climates with high heat and humidity (southeastern states).

These are seedlings from the the first flowering of F. nitida since its introduction in the 1880s by Messrs Veitch. The seeds of the original plants were collected in North Szechwan, China, by Russian collector Mr. Botin, for Dr. Regel, the director of the St. Petersburg Botanical Garden. Although there are a few new introductions of F. nitida, many of the named forms are from this original seed, and will most likely flower and perish in the next few years. These new seedlings should be fine for another one hundred plus years.

Limited Supply for 2008
For a similar substitute try the following plants:
Fargesia sp. 'Jiuzhaigou'
F. murielae
F. nitida 'Nanping'
        1 gallon Fargesia nitida
 A new one gallon Fargesia nitida seedling
Photo copyright: Dain Sansome, 2003
 

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