Subfamily Bambusoideae Tribe Bambuseae | Supertribe Bambusodae Subtribe Arundinariinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Fargesia, Fargesia murielae, Fargesia rufa, Phyllostachys aureosulcata, Bisset's Bamboo | ||
Fargesia nitida (commonly named blue fountain) is a clumping bamboo native to Szechwan, China. Medium to small and very cold hardy, but not tolerant of very high summer temperatures. This species bloomed in the years 2002-2005, so is not expected to bloom again for another 120 years.
This bloom is causing problems for the endangered Giant Panda, which consumes bamboo exclusively.
Fargesia nitida great wall 2l
References
Fargesia nitida Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA