Semiarundinaria fastuosa in Texas

[Mark Meckes]

Semiarundinaria fastuosa grows great in Texas!
It's rhizomes seem to be able to grow a little deeper then a comparably sized Phyllostachys species, which must be one reason why it is very resilient to drought conditions...
Photos taken at the `Hillery Bamboo Farm', Sept 28, 02..Mark
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Top view of plants (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=29)
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Upwardly mobile (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=28)
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Culm sheaths splaying in early autumn (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=27)

[Mark Meckes]

A stand of Semiarundinaria fastuosa, planted out in an open field at the Chambers residence near Buckholts (central)Texas has proved to be a survivor, remaining green throughout the hot dry summers that frequent this region.
Pictures:
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Semiarundaria fastuosa (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=815)

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Color of culms (http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=814) turn from green to burnished tints of reddish purple to browns as they age. Becomes more pronounced with full exposure to the sun.