Chusquea gigantea

Max/Avg Height (ft.): 30, 24

Diameter: 1.5 inch

Hardiness: 5° F

USDA Zones: 7b-9, Not recommended for climates with a lot of intense heat or high summer humidity (including most of the southern USA)

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*Currently unavailable due to gregarious flowering (may be several years before it is available again)*

This bamboo has recently been named Chusquea gigantea by French botanist Jean Pierre Demoly. It is very unlike the other Chusquea: though technically a clumping bamboo, C. gigantea forms a slowly spreading grove of very upright culms, somewhat like a Phyllostachys. It is one of the hardiest Chusqueas in cultivation. The photo was taken at Carwinion in Cornwall, England near Falmouth.

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Plant Name

#1

1 to 3 ft
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#2

2 to 4 ft
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#5

4 to 7 ft
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#10

6 to 12 ft
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#15

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#20

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#25

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#45

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Mature Height Max / Avg. (ft.) in Zone 8

Running
or Clumping

USDA
Hardiness
Zone Range

Light Tolerance
Range (1-5)
*Depends on climate*

Chusquea gigantea

$40

$60

$143

$180

$250

$300

$350

$550

30, 24

C/r

7b-9

3-5

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