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Nursery Direct
Variegated Malay Dwarf Bamboo
Bambusa heterostachya ‘Variegated’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 500mm about 2.5 to 3.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Variegated Malay Dwarf Bamboo, Bambusa heterostachya 'Variegated'
A refined screening and accent specimen with genuine architectural presence. The striking cream-and-green variegated foliage delivers year-round visual structure without the aggressive spread associated with running bamboo species, a clumping habit that makes it suitable for controlled, high-end planting schemes.
Why Variegated Malay Dwarf Bamboo
Clumping Habit: Non-invasive root system stays contained, making it appropriate for tight urban sites, courtyards, and high-value residential projects.
Variegated Foliage: Cream and green striped leaves provide strong visual contrast and year-round interest without reliance on seasonal flowering.
Moderate Scale: Dwarf form reaches a manageable height ideal for mid-storey screening and layered planting compositions.
Tropical Aesthetic: Lush, dense canopy delivers a considered tropical or subtropical character suited to contemporary and resort-style landscapes.
Low Maintenance: Once established, requires minimal intervention, a practical choice for professionally managed properties.
Ideal Applications
Privacy Screening: Planted in linear runs to create dense, living screens along boundaries and between zones.
Courtyard Planting: Contained form performs well in walled or enclosed spaces where root management is essential.
Resort and Hospitality: Adds signature tropical texture to pool surrounds, terraces, and entrance planting at prestige developments.
Accent Planting: Used as a focal specimen within mixed planting compositions to introduce variegated foliage contrast.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1.5 to 2m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 3 to 4m
Best Planting Season: Spring to early summer
Soil & Drainage: Moist, well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates a range of soil types but dislikes waterlogging
Establishment Care: Water regularly during the first 6 to 12 months to establish a strong root system, particularly during dry periods. Apply a layer of mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 3 to 5m
Width: 2 to 3m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Malaysia and Southeast Asia
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







