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The "largest blade of grass in the world" (it belongs to the botanical family of grasses) is native to southeast Asia. In southern China, this giant reaches a height of up to 30 meters.
The culms reach 8 to 18 cm in diameter. The leaves are green, medium-large, 4 to 11 cm long and 0.5 to 1.2 cm wide and have a thick growth.
This bamboo species forms many offshoots and is winter hardy up to to -15° Celsius.
Description:
- native to Asia, particularly in Indonesia and China
- in nature, can grown up to one meter per day
- durable, can reach up to 40 years of age
- winter hardy, can withstand frost up to to -15° Celsius
- in native surroundings 25 - 35 meters height
- cultivated in domestic gardens up to 10 meters height
- culm diameter from 8 - 18 cm
- suitable as privacy protection instead of a wall or fence in gardens
- rapid self-reproduction by way of rhizomes
- needs a lot of space and grows quickly