Bambusa, Graceful Bamboo, Slender Weaver's Bamboo 'Gracilis'

Bambusatextilis

Family
Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Bambusa (bam-BOO-suh)
Species
textilis (teks-TIL-iss)
Synonym
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Foliage
Evergreen
Height
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)
Spacing
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Bloom Color
Bloom Time
Other Details
Category
Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
By dividing the rootball
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Encinitas, California

Boca Raton, Florida(2 reports)

Bradenton, Florida

Edgewater, Florida

Englewood, Florida

Loxahatchee, Florida

Milton, Florida

Navarre, Florida

Palm City, Florida

Pinellas Park, Florida

Yulee, Florida

Wailuku, Hawaii

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Houston, TX | May 2011 | positive

This is a very nice, hardy clumping bamboo in 9a (Houston). I have to clumps that went through two, back to back, oddly cold winters. We ...Read More

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