Bambusa beecheyana (Beechey Bamboo)

Bambusa beecheyana (Beechey Bamboo)

Native to: China (Asia)

• Size: Around 40-60 feet
• Sun: Full to part sun, tolerates both summer heat and winter frost
• Hardiness: to around 15-20 degrees
• Water: Medium (3 times weekly during dry months)
• Flowers: inconspicuous
• Attracts: Nesting birds (humming birds and others)
• Pests: mealy bugs!
• Other Information: Great screen, Edible shoots, thick culms that first emerge an apricot color and are later covered with white powder. Good for an accent plant in tropical and oriental gardens.

Great Links to learn more:

• https://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=211
• http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bambusa+beecheyana