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Bambusa beecheyana (Beechey Bamboo) - A gracefully arching large clump-forming bamboo which reaches to 50 feet tall with 5-inch-thick culms that first emerge an apricot color and are later covered with white powder.
Plant in full sun. Hardy to 15 degrees F. Edible shoots. Good for an accent plant in tropical and Asian themed gardens where there is room - this is a BIG plant!
This plant is native to Guangdong Province and nearby Hong Kong in southern China. The name for the genus comes from the Dutch word 'bamboes' or 'bamboo' that was a modification of Malay word 'bambu' and the specific epithet honors Captain Frederick William Beechey (1796–1856), an English Naval Officer, explorer, geographer, artist, and navigator whose naturalist on his ship, G.T. Lay, collected this species after the ship anchored in China in 1827.
We grew this attractive large bamboo from 1994 and though we still have stock plants and could have continued to grow it, we decided it was too big for most gardens and we discontinued production of it in 2009. We have an amazing huge plant in our main garden that has formed a solid 20 foot wide clump with arching culms reaching over 50 feet tall.
The information about Bambusa beecheyana displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant. |
