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Broadleaf Bamboo

Sasa palmata

Broadleaf Bamboo (Sasa palmata)

Photo: NasserHalaweh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

green, straw

What actually matters with this one

Huge tropical-looking leaves for shade, but it runs hard. Containers or a barrier only, never an open border.

How to grow it

Light
shade
Water
Never let it dry out
Hardiness
Zones 6-9
Height
2-3 m
Flowers
Rarely
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.