The Rare Bamboo Auction
Austin Bamboo Festival
Zilker Botanic Garden, Austin, TX
Saturday, August 27, 2005, 3 pm
Here is a partial listing of auction plants:
- Bambusa pervariabilis 'viridistriata' "Sunburst"
Recently introduced from China. Highly-coloured. New shoots are yellow with green stripes maturing to yellow/gold with varying dark green stripes. 33' max height, 2.4" max diameter, 25 degrees min temp, full sun
- Bambusa chungii "Tropical Blue"
Culms covered with white powder. Thin-walled. Used in papermaking, weaving.
30' max height, 2" max diameter, 21 degrees min temp, full sun
- Bambusa dolichomerithalla 'Silverstripe' "Blowgun Bamboo"
This cultivar has culms striped with silver. Introduced in 1980 from Taiwan. 35' max height, 2" max diameter, 25 degrees F min temp, full sun
- Bambusa dolichomerithalla 'Greenstripe' "Striped Blowgun Bamboo"
This cultivar has yellow-green culms striped with dark green. Introduced in 1980 from Taiwan. 35' max height, 2" max diamter, 25 degress F min temp, full sun
donor: John Nelson, Bamboo Texas
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