Plant Details:
Common Name: Green Panda™ Bamboo
A newly discovered Fargesia with
new culms that have attractive rusty reddish sheaths and a non-invasive
root system. This introduction is
proving to be one of the most hardy and versatile clumping bamboo
in the
landscape. It is a shorter Fargesia, only about 10 feet tall when mature, but a vigorous
grower, sending up many new culms each season. The new 1/2-inch diameter culms of this
Fargesia leaf out early in the summer, making it an excellent choice where its rapid growth is
desired. Like
Fargesia dracocephala and Fargesia robusta its leaves do not curl in the
sun, but it is hardier than either of these. Yet like all Fargesias it should be planted with
protection from the hot afternoon sun, especially in warmer climates. Not for climates with high heat and humidity (southeastern states).
Green Panda
is the trademark name for a single specimen of Fargesia sp. 'Rufa'
that was selected originally by Jan Oprins of Bamboo Select in Belgium. He
chose this particular plant, based on its exceptional vigor and beauty, to
be the subject for tissue culture propagation. Bamboo Select has made
thousands of plants with identical genetics to the original favorite which
has proven very successful in landscapes all across Europe. (Source: Bamboo Garden)
