By michelle wishhart bambusa vulgaris wamin commonly called dwarf buddha s belly bamboo is a clumping bamboo cultivar that produces canes lined with swollen nodes that resemble the fat belly of.
Dwarf buddha belly bamboo hedge.
It has long been choice for creating fast growing barriers screens and privacy hedges between properties.
Design ideas bamboo is among the primary signature plant of asian inspired garden.
Wamin dwarf buddha belly bamboo bambusa vulgaris wamin an open growth plant with very noticeable bellied canes.
It can be used to create a dense privacy screen or living fence.
This clumping bamboo is called chinese dwarf but it can actually grow up to 20 or 30 feet tall.
Giant timber bambusa oldhamii grows 40 to 60 feet with large green canes.
27f please respect the minimum temperatures.
Ventricosa but is less hardy.
As one of the most popular ornamental bamboo varieties dwarf buddha s belly features stunning green foliage that doesn t cover the lower half of the culms and showcases the trademark swollen bellies or internodes.
It is also equally at home in tropical island design themes.
It has very similar look to graceful bamboo except its green culms has the added beauty of cream pin stripes.
Wamin or vulgaris bamboo dwarf buddha belly bamboo.
The foliage on this bamboo is especially thick and bushy so it makes a pretty good privacy hedge compared to other clumpers.
Like most clumping bamboo varieties dwarf buddha belly bamboo is very easy to grow and maintain.
Has a more consistent buddha s belly form than b.
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2 rufa is the most cold hardy of the clumping.
Bambusa vulgaris wamin dwarf buddha belly bamboo is a small sized evergreen bamboo with dark shiny green canes up to 3 in.
Makes a great container plant for us but needs to be brought indoors during the winter.
The top arches slightly.
The canes hold up thin branches covered in long green leaves up to 12 in.
Most importantly it will stunt the bamboos long term growth.
16 maximum culm diameter.
Dwarf buddha belly bamboo.
Mexican weeping otatea acuminata super fine textured fluffy plant with a weepy appearance.
With its compact size and unusually shaped canes wamin is an exotic and exciting addition to any landscape.
If the temps dip below the minimum temps for just a few hours the bamboo will suffer severe damage.
In the landscape it can be used as a clump of vertical poles for a columnar element.
It s a very attractive species and easy to keep contained.
Fargesia dracocephala rufa 6 5 5.
Bambusa vulgaris wamin 16.