Bambusa oldhamii --Oldham's Giant Green Timber Clumping Bamboo-- Ornamental Hibiscus and widely loved by butterflies

and widely loved by butterflies

Vining plant with dark green leaves and startling blooms shaped like little starfish

only 6% seed by weight

a cross of C 'Ellen Bosanquet' and C

full to part sun

Bambusa oldhamii --Oldham's Giant Green Timber Clumping Bamboo-- Ornamental Hibiscus and widely loved by butterfliesENORMOUS grower up to 55 feet with 4 inch culms and is cold hardy to 20 degrees. Oldhamii makes a spectacular tall windbreak or a focal point specimen. Its culms are very straight and erect and often used in furniture and construction. Branching behavior depends on environment Florida plants rarely show branching, but in California are known to branch almost to the ground. The new shoots of Oldhamii are also edible! Clumping bamboo is an