Buy Fargesia nitida

This non- running bamboo will get 10'-12' tall. It doesn't run, but continues walking so give it space. The arching canes have small leaves.

Fargesia nitida began its monocarpic flowering cycle (meaning plants flower once and then die) in 2005 and although an occasional flowering branch may still be alive, all mother plants have now ended the cycle. The result is that thousands of seedlings are now available for sale throughout the world, yielding a windfall of small clumping bamboo plants.

F. nitida shoots emerge in late summer and stay bare throughout the winter. The shoots are dark blue in color and are covered with white sheaths. The following spring, the new shoots branch out and produce leaves, causing the cane to bend over. Due to the weight, Fargesia nitida culms bend sometimes back to the ground, making this an excellent weeping bamboo.

Plants are fast-growing and incredibly hardy. During long periods of cold the leaves often curl into needles to reduce the stress on the roots. When the warm weather returns the leaves are restored to their original form.