Photo copyright: Ned Jaquith, 2003
Fargesia nitida in a container
Photo Copyright Ned Jaquith 2002
Photo copyright: Noah Bell, 2006
Close up of F. nitida flowering
Common Names: Blue Fountain,
Hardy Blue Bamboo
Maximum Height: 12 feet
Diameter: 0.5 inches
Hardiness: -20° F
USDA zone 5 - 9, not for climates with high heat and humidity (southeastern states).
Note: some forms of Fargesia nitida have started to flower so there is a good chance that any Fargesia nitida may soon flower and perish.
The only F. nitida we sell are new seedlings with no risk of flowering for the next 100 years. Also we have a new introduction called : Fargesia nitida 'Nanping'
Flowering Bamboo Presents an
Opportunity
Similar to Fargesia murielae, this bamboo looks best when grown in
partial shade. When grown where the sun can reach the culms, they turn an
attractive purplish color. This, the type form of Fargesia nitida, is the
most upright form and is a good bamboo for a hedge in an area that isn't exposed
to hot midday sun during the summer months. Although nitida is as hardy
as Fargesia murielae, its appearance during the winter months is not as
attractive. The canes of Fargesia nitida make excellent garden stakes due
to their strength, and have a very unusual trait among bamboos--have branches
that are easily and cleanly removed by hand without using any tools.
Check out our Fargesia nitida
seedlings
or
Fargesia nitida 'Nanping'
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Other Bamboos
Photos copyright: Ned Jaquith, 2003
This 7 year old clump of Fargesia nitida
is approximately 10 feet tall and 6 feet around at the base. It is
just starting to flower now in 2005.