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Bio Facts: Baby Blue Bamboo

Baby Blue Bamboo
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Common Name:

Baby Blue Bamboo

Scientific Name:

Bambusa chungii ‘Barbelatta’

Origin:

S. China

USDA Cold Hardiness Zones:

8-11

Light Requirements:

Full sun to part shade

Soil Requirements:

Regular to moist soil

Notes:

  • Blue culms develop a white powder that gives them a softer blue color
  • Smaller clumping bamboo reaching 20’
  • Culms reach a diameter of 1.5”