Dwarf Buddha Belly Bamboo Hedge

27f please respect the minimum temperatures.

Dwarf buddha belly bamboo hedge.

16 maximum culm diameter. With its compact size and unusually shaped canes wamin is an exotic and exciting addition to any landscape. It s a very attractive species and easy to keep contained. Bambusa vulgaris wamin dwarf buddha belly bamboo is a small sized evergreen bamboo with dark shiny green canes up to 3 in.

As one of the most popular ornamental bamboo varieties dwarf buddha s belly features stunning green foliage that doesn t cover the lower half of the culms and showcases the trademark swollen bellies or internodes. Mexican weeping otatea acuminata super fine textured fluffy plant with a weepy appearance. Like most clumping bamboo varieties dwarf buddha belly bamboo is very easy to grow and maintain. The foliage on this bamboo is especially thick and bushy so it makes a pretty good privacy hedge compared to other clumpers.

Click photo for more pictures. Has a more consistent buddha s belly form than b. Ventricosa but is less hardy. Wamin dwarf buddha belly bamboo bambusa vulgaris wamin an open growth plant with very noticeable bellied canes.

2 rufa is the most cold hardy of the clumping. Fargesia dracocephala rufa 6 5 5. If the temps dip below the minimum temps for just a few hours the bamboo will suffer severe damage. Giant timber bambusa oldhamii grows 40 to 60 feet with large green canes.

It has very similar look to graceful bamboo except its green culms has the added beauty of cream pin stripes. Bambusa vulgaris wamin 16. In the landscape it can be used as a clump of vertical poles for a columnar element. Dwarf buddha belly bamboo bambusa vulgaris wamin can grow 12 15 feet with 3 diameter canes.

Most importantly it will stunt the bamboos long term growth. Dwarf buddha belly bamboo. The canes hold up thin branches covered in long green leaves up to 12 in. By michelle wishhart bambusa vulgaris wamin commonly called dwarf buddha s belly bamboo is a clumping bamboo cultivar that produces canes lined with swollen nodes that resemble the fat belly of.

Design ideas bamboo is among the primary signature plant of asian inspired garden. It is also equally at home in tropical island design themes. It can be used to create a dense privacy screen or living fence. It has long been choice for creating fast growing barriers screens and privacy hedges between properties.

Wamin or vulgaris bamboo dwarf buddha belly bamboo. Makes a great container plant for us but needs to be brought indoors during the winter. Wide 7 cm adorned with short and swollen lower internodes resembling the fat belly of the buddha.