{"product_id":"fargesia-jiuzhaigou","title":"Fargesia 'Jiuzhaigou'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFargesia 'Jiuzhaigou'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Red Panda bamboo, is the clump-forming, fully hardy bamboo every gardener actually wants. New culms emerge bright green and steadily ripen through yellow and orange to a glowing red in full sun, a colour-shift no other small bamboo can match. Native to the Jiuzhaigou Valley in Sichuan, it forms a dense, fountain-like clump without the rampant rhizomes that have given bamboo its reputation in UK gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear-round structure, no fuss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvergreen, fully hardy down to -20°C and reliably \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/screening-plants\"\u003enon-invasive\u003c\/a\u003e, this is one of the most useful evergreens you can plant. Slim arching canes carry narrow, willowy leaves that whisper in the slightest breeze. Set against a darker fence or wall the red culms read like brushstrokes, especially through winter when the rest of the garden is quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for the strongest red and orange cane colour. Also happy in partial shade with greener stems and fuller foliage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Any fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Tolerates chalk, clay, loam and sand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3 metres tall with a 1 to 1.5 metre spread at maturity. Slowly settles in over its first two seasons, then puts on real presence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fully hardy (RHS H6). Evergreen through UK winters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it earns its place\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exceptional bamboo for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003elarge containers\u003c\/a\u003e, where the clumping habit means it never outgrows its welcome. Equally at home in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e, as a focal-point specimen, or in a low informal screen of three to five plants spaced 80 to 100cm apart. Tolerates partial shade better than most bamboos, making it useful for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eshaded courtyards\u003c\/a\u003e where colour and movement are otherwise hard to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied as a strong, established 24cm \/ 6L plant from the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003eHardy Exotics range\u003c\/a\u003e. See \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ewhat to expect\u003c\/a\u003e with seasonal hardy exotics before planting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"24cm \/ 6L","offer_id":57866744922495,"sku":"FARGJIUZ24","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_83643ed0-3bd7-4eb0-8347-5fce44fc6ce7.jpg?v=1783089435","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/fargesia-jiuzhaigou","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}