{"product_id":"ghost-bamboo-dendrocalamus-minor","title":"Ghost Bamboo - Dendrocalamus minor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGhost Bamboo - Dendrocalamus minor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach warm season Ghost Bamboo sends up fresh culms dusted in white powder, and pale new canes standing among older ones are what give the plant its name. \u003cem\u003eDendrocalamus minor\u003c\/em\u003e comes from southern China and builds outward slowly from its base, adding new culms each year. It is planted where a tall evergreen screen is wanted at second storey height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Ghost Bamboo\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoots stay put\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its short, thick rhizomes widen the clump only a little each year, so nearby lawn and beds stay free of shoots.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaller every season\u003c\/strong\u003e: Each summer's culms come up higher than the last, so the clump gains height in steps.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeafy to the top\u003c\/strong\u003e: The narrow leaves form a soft, dense head that keeps its cover in winter as well as summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUseful culms\u003c\/strong\u003e: Old canes cut out when thinning make straight garden stakes and trellis poles.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModest upkeep\u003c\/strong\u003e: Beyond thinning old culms every year or two, an established clump asks for little more than generous water in dry spells and a seasonal feed.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSide and rear boundaries\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spaced along a fence line to hide a neighbour's deck, upstairs windows or a block of units behind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGreen wall for coloured foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its dense green leaf throws red cordylines, crotons and bromeliads planted in front into relief.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWalled courtyard specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thinned to a dozen or so culms so the powdered new canes show, a lone clump gives an enclosed garden height and the rustle of moving leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAcreage screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in staggered rows on larger blocks to break the wind and hide sheds, tanks and roads.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m between clumps\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m, or as a single clump\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring to midsummer, when warm soil and summer rain drive new shoots\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, fertile, moisture retentive soil that still drains; it grows fastest with ample water but sulks in standing water\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply two to three times a week through the first summer and spread 75mm of lucerne or sugar cane mulch over the root zone, clear of the canes. Feed in spring and again in summer with a nitrogen rich fertiliser, which bamboo answers much as a lawn does. Expect a steady fall of papery leaves, heaviest in spring, so keep it back from pools and gutters, and plant it 1.5 to 2m off fences so the clump has room to widen.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, narrow mid green leaves in fine sprays\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant, flowers very rarely\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":60207438168350,"sku":"ND-1853-400MM","price":1045.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":60207438201118,"sku":"ND-1853-75L","price":2480.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/ghost-bamboo-dendrocalamus-minor.jpg?v=1791513113","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/ghost-bamboo-dendrocalamus-minor","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}