Red Panda Bamboo Plants 'Fargesia Jiuzhaigou '1' 7.5 Litre

Red Panda Bamboo 'Bamboo Fargesia Jiuzhaigou 1'  7.5 Litre: Jiu for short or Red Panda Bamboo is a lovely addition to the Fargesia collection. The young green culms turn orange-brown in the early spring gradually becoming reddish. The contrast between the small narrow leaves and the coloured culms make this a highly ornamental plant, its erect habit makes it very suitable for informal summer hedge, pot and borders.

From a gardeners perspective, all forms of 'Jiuzhaigou' generally have smaller more delicate leaves than other fargesia species and in some cases more vivid and varied colour tones the brilliant red tones of Jiu '1' are most evident in the spring and Autumn. They show their best characteristics when grown in an area with morning sun for 2-4 hours, and shade for the hottest part of the day. Loamy, well draining soil is also important, they do not like clay or very wet soil. 'Jiuzhaigou' will naturally shed about 30 to 40% of its foliage in late Autumn, to prepare for the winter. Whilst still dense enough to act as a screen our personal opinion Jiuzhaigou is not ideal for this purpose it tends to work best in the landscape as a solitary specimen, either in the pot or ground. if you do require solid non invasive evergreen screen or hedge look no further than Fargesia Robusta Campbell. Due to Jiuzhaigou's hardiness and upright form, they make excellent container specimens. They are truly beautiful plants, with an airy, delicate leaf pattern and surprising colour changes throughout the different seasons. Easy to maintain and most garden worthy, even for small, urban spaces.