x Phyllosasa tranquillans
Inyouchikuzoku, Mount hiba bamboo
Also known as Semiarundinaria tranquillans, Hibanobambusa tranquillans
- Height × spread
- 4m × 3m
- Position
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
Availability
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About this plant
This bamboo makes a strong foliage statement with its glossy long green leaves, looking very smooth, oblong in shape, and densely held. The leaves are held on green canes. It needs some maintenance to keep it in order with regular thinning and it is best grown alone in a contained area to ensure an attractive form. It stands around 4m (13ft) high, occasionally more, and will reach a spread of 3m (10ft) over a ten year period. Give it a sunny or partly shaded site in reasonable soil that always has moisture in it. This bamboo suffers in drought.
- Foliage colour
- Green, Yellow
- Stem colour
- Green, Purple
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Cube
- Height
- 4m
- Spread
- 3m
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden
- Sun or shade
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Damp and wet soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Architectural, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Bird attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Feed bamboo in pots
For bamboos in pots, it may be easier to feed the plant with a liquid fertiliser diluted in water. Stand the pot on a saucer or tray while the feed in water is absorbed by the plant. This may also help to revive bamboos that cannot be repotted.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Spring · Planting
Prune bamboo to thin the plant
Remove some of the old canes cutting them off at ground level.
The plant is more attractive if canes are spaced out, rather than crammed together.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.