Bamboo suitable for South Australia
(We also sell other, unusual varieties of Bamboo suitable for Adelaide which change regularly, ask for details.)
Gold Stripe Bamboo
Bambusa multiplex cv. ‘Gold Stripe’
Height: To approximately 4 metres
Min Temp: – 9 C
Description: Numerous green canes that feature creamy golden stripes. More expansive clump which makes a good hedge.
For sale:
Gold Stripe Bamboo 200 mm pot – $95
Gold Stripe Bamboo 300 mm pot – $190
Alphonse Karr
Bambusa multiplex cv. ‘Alphonse Karr’
Average Height: 3 to 4 metres
Minimum Temperature: – 12 C
Description: Smaller screening bamboo which features beautiful stems that are yellow with green stripes. When the canes first emerge, they are pink and change to gold as they mature.
For sale:
Alphonse Karr Bamboo 200 mm pot – $85
Alphonse Karr Bamboo 300 mm pot – $190
Gracilis Bamboo
Bambusa textilis var. gracilis
Height: 6 – 8 metres
Min Temp: – 12 C
Description: Has a compact clump, with upright green canes and beautiful foliage, a very neat looking plant. Australia’s most popular selling bamboo as it is perfect for narrow places.
For sale:
Gracilis Bamboo 200 mm pot – $95
Gracilis Bamboo 300 mm pot – $190
Photos show difference in approximately 1 year of growth.
Gracilis Bamboo
Bambusa textilis var. gracilis
Height: 6 – 8 metres
Min Temp: – 12 C
Another example shared by a customer: Here are our Gracilis planted at start of October 2023, and now in November 2024! It has made our deck area feel like a Bali resort, and done a beautiful job of screening our retaining wall and high fences. We really appreciated the food advice from the jungle on how to best plant, establish and maintain the plants, including the soil prep we did in the lead up to planting
China Gold
Bambusa eutuloides var. viridi-vittata
Height: 4 -5 metres
Min Temp: – 5 C
Description: Brilliant yellow canes with green stripes, slightly thicker than other types of courtyard bamboo. Leaves grow entire length of cane making a green dense screen.
For sale:
China Gold Bamboo 200 mm pot – $99
China Gold Bamboo 300 mm pot – $190
Oldham’s Bamboo
Bambusa oldhamii
Height: 6 – 8 metres
Min Temp: – 9 C
Description: Dark green culms with a bigger clump. The shoots are edible and delicious. It has an attractive dark green culm and broad leaves.
For sale:
Oldham’s Bamboo 200 mm pot – $75
Oldham’s Bamboo 300 mm pot – $190
Ghost Bamboo
Dendrocalamus minor amoneus
Height: 6-8 metres in SA
Min Temp: – 7 C
Description: Beautiful lime green canes that feature a darker green stripe and large drooping leaves. When young, canes have a whitish fuzz, as in the name.
For sale:
Green Ghost Bamboo 200 mm pot – $99
Green Ghost Bamboo 300 mm pot – $190
Running Black Bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra
Height: To 4 metres
Min Temp: – 12 C
Description: Beautiful black canes with abundant green leaves growing to about 4 metres.
For sale:
Running Black Bamboo 200 mm pot – $120
Boniopsis
Bambusa Boniopsis
Height: 3 – 4 metres.
Min Temp: very frost tolerant, drought tolerant once established.
Description: Vase shaped bamboo with lush dark green foliage. Dense screen for wider areas where it can thicken up.
For sale:
Boniopsis Bamboo pot – $95
Java Black
Gigantochloa atroviolacea
Height: 10 – 12 metres.
Min Temp: minor frost tolerance, drought tolerant once established.
Description: Ornamental matte black culms with a white ring around the node. Large tropical green leaves and minimal lower foliage.
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