{"product_id":"himalayacalamus-porcatus-nepalese-blue","title":"Nepalese Blue Bamboo - Himalayacalamus porcatus","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\u003eNepalese Blue Bamboo - Himalayacalamus porcatus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew culms on \u003cem\u003eHimalayacalamus porcatus\u003c\/em\u003e emerge coated in a powdery blue white bloom before ageing through olive to yellow green, so an established clump shows several colours at once. It is a clumping bamboo, not a runner, meaning the rhizomes stay short and the plant expands slowly outward from where it is planted rather than travelling under fences. Coming from the Himalaya, it is at its best in cool and temperate districts and dislikes prolonged tropical heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Nepalese Blue Bamboo\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlue New Culms\u003c\/strong\u003e: The waxy bloom on fresh canes is genuinely blue in the first months, a rare colour in bamboo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClumping Root System\u003c\/strong\u003e: Non invasive rhizomes make it safe near boundaries where a running bamboo would be a liability.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Textured Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small delicate leaves give a light airy canopy rather than a heavy one.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Upright Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: The clump stays tight, which suits screening in beds barely a metre wide.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Climate Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unlike most ornamental bamboos it handles genuine cold and frost once established.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoundary Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: A line of clumps gives fast height along a fence without invading neighbouring gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Vertical Accent\u003c\/strong\u003e: The slim coloured canes read strongly against rendered or painted walls.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Planters and Troughs\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performs well in substantial containers provided watering is consistent.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoftening Blank Walls\u003c\/strong\u003e: Breaks up long featureless surfaces with movement and shifting shadow.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moist, humus rich and free draining; bamboos are heavy feeders and this one resents drying out\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water two or three times a week through the first two summers and mulch to 100mm, since a dry clump sheds leaves fast and takes a season to recover. Feed with a high nitrogen or lawn type fertiliser in spring, thin out the oldest canes at ground level each year to show off the new blue growth, and site it away from hot dry westerly wind, which this mountain species does not enjoy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 7m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m as a clump\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast once established\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun in cool districts, part shade where summers are hot and dry\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nepal and the eastern Himalaya\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant; bamboos flower only very rarely\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795368739102,"sku":"ND-0950-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/0CGvBl-A6N2BAY3C-e-Ar_YCzNi8ke.jpg?v=1787314381","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/himalayacalamus-porcatus-nepalese-blue","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}