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Fargesia murieliae 'Umbrella Bamboo' is a compact, clump-forming evergreen bamboo native to China. It features slender, arching canes that mature from bright green to yellow-green, reaching heights of 2.5 to 3.5 meters or more. Its lanceolate, bright pea-green leaves grow up to 10 cm long, creating a dense, graceful canopy. This species, belonging to the Poaceae family, is valued for its elegant form and reliable growth habit, making it ideal for structured garden designs and natural screening.

Tolerant of sun and wind but best in fertile, moisture retentive soil, in partial shade. Suited to containers

Height:  2.5 - 3 metres       Spread:  1-1.5 metres      5-10 years

Suggested planting locations and garden types

• Architectural
• City and courtyard gardens
• Cottage and informal garden
• Mediterranean climate plants
• Patio and container plants
• Hedging and screens

Supplied in 2 litre pots

Fargesia Nitida 'Obelisk' is a robust hybrid bamboo combining the best traits of Fargesia Murieliae and Fargesia Nitida. Introduced in 2015, it thrives in cold climates down to -25°C, maintaining its lush green foliage through winter. Growing 4 to 5 meters tall with a 2-meter spread, it responds well to regular pruning for size control. Notably non-invasive, this variety offers an attractive, manageable addition to gardens seeking evergreen bamboo without the risk of uncontrolled spreading. Ideal for gardeners needing a hardy, elegant bamboo that balances beauty with ease of maintenance.

 Hybrid, a cross between Fargesia Murieliae and Fargesia Nitida

Create Your Garden Sanctuary

Transform your outdoor space into a sanctuary of beauty and tranquility with Fargesia Obelisk Bamboo. Whether planted as a standalone specimen, a natural screen, or a border accent, its rustic charm will captivate and inspire, turning your garden into a haven of natural beauty.

A striking clumping bamboo with dark purple canes

• Origin: China
• Mature Height: 3-4 metres
• Hardiness: -18 degrees celcius; Zone 6b
• Exposure: Partial Sun or Light Shade
• Use: Solitary Speciman, screening, hedging or large containers

Introducing Fargesia Nitida 'Pillar' Bamboo: Nature's Graceful Sentry

Elevate your garden with the stately presence of Fargesia Nitida 'Pillar' Bamboo. Known for its elegant upright growth, compact form, and resilient dark culms, this exceptional bamboo variety adds vertical interest, structure, and a touch of sophistication to any UK garden landscape.

Why Choose Fargesia Nitida 'Pillar'?

Vertical Elegance: Stand tall with pride! Fargesia Nitida 'Pillar' Bamboo boasts a distinctive upright growth habit, forming graceful columns that punctuate the garden landscape with architectural beauty and grace.

Resilient Dark Culms: Make a statement with elegance! 'Pillar' features dark-colored culms that add contrast and drama to its lush green foliage, creating a striking visual display that commands attention.

Compact Form: Maximise your garden space! With its narrow profile and dense foliage, Fargesia Nitida 'Pillar' is the perfect choice for creating natural screens, hedges, or accent plantings in smaller garden settings or containers.

Mature Height: Reach for the sky! Fargesia Nitida 'Pillar' typically reaches a mature height of 8-12 feet (2.5-4 metres), making it an excellent choice for adding vertical interest and structure to your garden landscape.

Cold-Hardy and Adaptable: Embrace reliability in any season! 'Pillar' is well-suited to the UK climate, tolerating cold temperatures and frost with ease. Its hardiness makes it a dependable choice for gardens across the UK, ensuring year-round beauty and resilience.

Versatile Design Options

Whether you're seeking to create a striking focal point, a natural privacy screen, or a series of elegant vertical accents, Fargesia Nitida 'Pillar' offers endless possibilities for garden design and landscaping creativity. Plant it as a standalone specimen or group several together for maximum impact—the choice is yours!

Experience the Majesty of 'Pillar' Bamboo

Unleash the potential of your garden with Fargesia Nitida 'Pillar' Bamboo. Order now and embark on a journey of botanical splendor, where every glance reveals the graceful sentries standing guard over your garden oasis.

Supplied in 3 litre pots approx 70-100cm high or 5 litre pots approx 80-110cm (5 Litre not currently available)

Fargesia Nitida 'Black Dragon' is a striking clumping bamboo that brings architectural elegance to any garden. With dark purple-black culms and delicate grey-green foliage, this refined plant creates a vertical accent without overwhelming your space. Reaching 3 - 4 metres in height with a 1 - 1.5 metre spread, it's perfect for borders, containers, or as a standalone specimen. Its tidy, open habit makes it ideal for screening, windbreaks, or adding movement and an exotic feel to outdoor areas. Hardy and versatile, Black Dragon thrives in various settings while maintaining its sophisticated appearance year-round.

Best grown in semi-shade, will tolerate some sun

Cold-hardy and well-suited to the Scottish climate, capable of tolerating temperatures down to -18°C to -20°C. 

Can be pruned to manage size, thin congestion, or remove dead growth. Pruning is best done in late winter or early spring (before new growth) or for thinning, in late spring/early summer. Cut unwanted canes at ground level with loppers, or trim sides for hedging.

A stunning clumping bamboo with intense dark purple almost black culms - ideal in shade

Introducing Fargesia Nitida 'Black Pearl' Bamboo: Nature's Exotic Gem

Enhance your garden with the captivating allure of Fargesia Nitida 'Black Pearl' Bamboo. Renowned for its striking dark culms, graceful form, and resilience to cold temperatures, this exceptional bamboo variety adds drama, sophistication, and a touch of exoticism to any UK garden landscape.

Why Choose Fargesia Nitida 'Black Pearl'?

Exotic Dark Culms: Make a statement with elegance! Fargesia Nitida 'Black Pearl' Bamboo showcases exquisite dark culms that contrast beautifully with its lush green foliage, creating a dramatic and sophisticated aesthetic that commands attention.

Cold-Hardy and Adaptable: Embrace reliability in any season! 'Black Pearl' is well-suited to the UK climate, tolerating cold temperatures and frost with ease. Its hardiness makes it a dependable choice for gardens across the UK, ensuring year-round beauty and resilience.

Preference for Shade: Embrace the allure of filtered sunlight! Fargesia Nitida 'Black Pearl' Bamboo thrives in partial to full shade, flourishing in locations with dappled sunlight or light shade. 

Low Maintenance: Simplify your gardening routine! 'Black Pearl' requires minimal care, thriving in moist, well-draining soil. Regular watering and occasional feeding with a balanced fertiliser will keep it healthy and vibrant, while its non-invasive clumping habit ensures hassle-free maintenance.

Versatile Design Options

Whether you're creating a bold focal point, a striking border, or a lush green screen, Fargesia Nitida 'Black Pearl' offers endless possibilities for garden design and landscaping creativity. Its dark culms add depth and contrast to any setting, infusing your outdoor space with elegance and sophistication.

Experience the Magic of 'Black Pearl' Bamboo.

Discover the exotic beauty of Fargesia Nitida 'Black Pearl' Bamboo—where nature's elegance meets exotic allure in your UK garden.

Fargesia Nitida 'Volcano' is a vigorous evergreen bamboo that creates striking architectural interest in any garden. This clumping variety produces upright to arching canes with distinctive reddish-purple flushing, reaching 2-3m in height and contrasting beautifully with slender, bright green leaves. Perfect for city gardens, courtyards, patios, and containers, it thrives in fertile, moisture-retentive soil and performs well in partial shade or full sun when soil remains consistently moist. Low-maintenance and ideal for hedging, screening, and Mediterranean-style planting schemes.

Evergreen, clump-forming bamboo producing a tight thicket of thin, bright green upright stems with a hint of blue, maturing to dark red, about 3-4m tall, with fresh green leaves

Discover the Beauty of Fargesia Nitida 'Winter Joy' Bamboo

Step into a world of timeless elegance with Fargesia Nitida 'Winter Joy' Bamboo. A stunning addition to any garden, this relatively new introduction boasts tightly clumping upright stems in a beautiful shade of greyish-green, adorned with fresh green leaves year-round. As its name suggests, 'Winter Joy' lives up to its reputation by maintaining its beauty in every season, proving both hardy and versatile.

Why Choose Fargesia Nitida 'Winter Joy'?

Year-Round Beauty: Revel in the allure of 'Winter Joy's' evergreen foliage, which remains vibrant and lush regardless of the season. Whether as a specimen plant or an ornamental screen, its elegant presence enhances any landscape, offering a touch of aristocratic charm.

Elegant Form: Admire the graceful stature of 'Winter Joy', growing to a majestic height of 3-4 metres (approximately 10-13 feet). Its upright, slightly fluffy appearance towards the top third of the plant gives it a regal demeanor, while the lower canes add depth and character.

Versatile Cultivation: Explore endless possibilities with 'Winter Joy', which thrives equally well in garden beds or containers. Its adaptability to a range of conditions makes it a versatile choice for various garden settings, while its tolerance of dappled shade to full sun ensures it can find a home in any sheltered location.

Experience the Elegance of 'Winter Joy' Bamboo

Transform your outdoor space into a haven of beauty and tranquility with Fargesia Nitida 'Winter Joy' Bamboo. Whether planted as a standalone specimen, a natural screen, or a border accent, its enduring elegance will captivate and inspire, turning your garden into a sanctuary of joy.

This new bamboo is a hybrid cross between Fargesia Murielae and Fargesia Nitida. 

Also known as Jiuzhaigou 4,  Chinese Fountain Bamboo.

With striking dark green foliage and deep red stems, this vigorous fountain bamboo creates year-round visual interest in any garden setting. The upright, bushy clumps of slender dark brown to near-black stems are clothed in delicate, narrow leaves, forming an elegant architectural presence. Perfect as a standalone specimen in a pot or container, or use it to create an informal screen or hedge. Though it sheds some leaves in winter, its distinctive stem colouring remains a decorative feature throughout the seasons. Ideal for adding structure and drama to borders, patios, and contemporary garden designs.

Height:  1.5  -  2.5 metres

Spread:  1.5  -  2.5 metres

Hardiness:  H5, representing cold-hardy plants that survive winter temperatures down to -15 to -10°C (5 to 14°F). Suitable for most of the UK even in severe winters, H5 plants are ideal for many regions but may require protection in highly exposed, cold inland, or northern locations, especially if in pots.

Fargesia nitida 'Jiuzhaigou' 'Deep Purple' is a striking, non-invasive clump-forming bamboo prized for its dramatic colour transformation. Slender culms emerge yellow-green before shifting through orange to deep purple-red in full sun, creating a stunning visual display throughout the seasons. The delicate foliage complements the vibrant canes beautifully. This relatively new cultivar is well-behaved and contained, making it perfect for privacy screens, hedging, and garden borders where you want controlled growth without the spread of running bamboo varieties. Hardy and elegant, it thrives in sunny positions where its signature purple colouring develops most intensely.

Height:   2 - 3 metres

Spread:   1.5 - 2 metres

Hardiness:  A very hardy, non-invasive, clumping bamboo suitable for,Zone 6B and higher, tolerating temperatures down to -18°C to -20°C. As a hardy, evergreen cultivar, it thrives in sunny to partially shaded spots, developing its deepest purple culm colours in direct sunlight.

Lives up to its name as an extremely robust bamboo - Our Number 1 selling clumping bamboo

• Origin: China
• Mature Height: 4-5 metres
• Hardiness: -18 degrees Celsius; Zone 6b
• Exposure: Sun or Light Shade
• Use: Solitary Specimen, screening or hedging

Transform Your Garden with Fargesia Robusta Campbell Bamboo

Looking to add a touch of natural elegance to your garden? Look no further than Fargesia Robusta Campbell Bamboo. Renowned for its hardiness, beauty, and versatility, this stunning bamboo species is the perfect choice for creating serene outdoor spaces that inspire and delight.

Why Choose Fargesia Robusta Campbell?

Cold Hardy: Withstanding even the chilliest UK winters, Fargesia Robusta Campbell thrives in temperatures as low as -20°C (or even lower), ensuring year-round beauty in your garden.

Clumping Growth: Say goodbye to invasive spread! Unlike other bamboo varieties, Fargesia Robusta Campbell forms tight, non-invasive clumps, making it ideal for smaller gardens or container planting.

Decorative Culm Sheaths: Delight in the charming accent of decorative white culm sheaths that adorn the young stems of Fargesia Robusta Campbell, adding an extra touch of elegance to your garden landscape.

Lush Foliage: Adorned with slender, evergreen leaves, this bamboo creates a lush, dense canopy that provides privacy and tranquility, perfect for creating secluded garden retreats.

Height: Fargesia Robusta Campbell typically grows to a height of 12-15 feet (4-5 metres), making it an excellent choice for creating vertical interest and adding structure to your garden landscape.

Low Maintenance: Enjoy the beauty of bamboo without the hassle. Fargesia Robusta Campbell requires minimal care, thriving in both full sun or partial to full shade and regular watering.

Versatile Landscaping Options

Whether you're looking to create a green screen for privacy, add a touch of oriental charm to your garden, or simply enhance your outdoor space with natural beauty, Fargesia Robusta Campbell fits the bill. Plant it as a striking standalone feature, create a lush bamboo hedge, or use it to frame garden pathways—the possibilities are endless!

Create Your Oasis Today!

Transform your garden into a tranquil sanctuary with Fargesia Robusta Campbell Bamboo. Order now and elevate your outdoor living experience with this exquisite and enduring plant.

Experience the timeless allure of Fargesia Robusta Campbell—where beauty meets resilience!

Fargesia Robusta 'Pingwu' is a stunning clump-forming bamboo that won't spread invasively, making it perfect for creating natural privacy screens. This hardy evergreen reaches 2.5–4m tall and displays eye-catching red culms in early spring that gradually transform into an attractive white-and-green checkered pattern. Exceptionally cold-tolerant down to -20°C, it flourishes in full sun or partial shade when planted in moist, well-drained soil. Tough and evergreen, it forms dense clumps of upright young green canes tinted red, becoming greener as they mature. The glossy green leaves, blue-green beneath, reach 15cm long, adding texture and movement throughout the year. An excellent choice for adding year-round structure and visual interest to any garden.

An excellent choice for privacy screening.  Suitable for growing in pots.

Remove weak, dead, damaged or spindly stems in spring and thin to show off stems to best effect. Cut out any flowering shoots promptly to discourage more from forming.  Suitable for pruning.

Fargesia Robusta Formidable is a non-invasive, non-spreading bamboo with evergreen foliage and fast-growing height of 4 meters. Ideal for screening, hedging, Japanese gardens, or containers, this cultivar of Fountain Bamboo creates a tall fountain effect and holds its green leaves year-round. It's native to China and adapts well to both full sun and shade.

Supplied in a 5L pot.

Popular for its clumping and graceful habit and colourful sheaths - ideal for pots

Origin: China
Mature Height: 2.5 metres
Hardiness: -20 degrees Celsius; Zone 6b
Exposure: Sun or Light Shade
Use: Container, Solitary Specimen or Low Hedging
Introducing Fargesia Rufa Bamboo: Nature's Rustic Beauty

Elevate your garden with the rustic allure of Fargesia Rufa Bamboo. This exquisite bamboo variety, celebrated for its graceful form and vibrant foliage, brings a touch of natural beauty to any outdoor space.

Why Choose Fargesia Rufa?

Rustic Elegance: Embrace the rustic charm of Fargesia Rufa Bamboo, which features slender culms adorned with delicate foliage in shades of green. Its graceful form and gentle sway add a sense of tranquility and elegance to your garden landscape.

Compact Size: Standing at a moderate height of 2 to 2.5 meters (6.5 to 8 feet), Fargesia Rufa is perfect for smaller gardens, borders, or containers. Its compact size allows you to enjoy the beauty of bamboo without overwhelming your space, making it an ideal choice for urban gardens or patio landscapes.

Non-Invasive Clumping Habit: Fargesia Rufa is a clumping bamboo variety, forming compact clumps without spreading aggressively. Enjoy peace of mind knowing that your bamboo will stay where you plant it, without taking over your garden.

Create Your Garden Sanctuary

Transform your outdoor space into a sanctuary of beauty and tranquility with Fargesia Rufa Bamboo. Whether planted as a standalone specimen, a natural screen, or a border accent, its rustic charm will captivate and inspire, turning your garden into a haven of natural beauty.

This mixed selection of clumping bamboo is ideal for screening or adding to lush evergreen structure to any garden

Introducing Our Value Bundle: Mix of 5 Fargesia Bamboo Varieties

Elevate your garden with our Value Bundle featuring a mix of 5 Fargesia bamboo varieties, meticulously chosen for their unique characteristics and well-behaved clumping nature. Perfect for creating a lush green screen or adding individual specimens to borders, this bundle offers versatility and charm to suit any garden style.

Why Choose Our Value Bundle?

Diverse Variety: Embrace diversity in your garden! Our bundle includes a mix of Fargesia varieties, each carefully selected to offer a range of colours, forms, and sizes, ensuring a captivating display that will enchant and delight.

Easy Planting Guidelines: Plant with confidence! We recommend allowing at least one square meter of space for planting a screen, or more space if you prefer to showcase each specimen individually in a border. Follow our simple guidelines for optimal growth and aesthetic appeal.

Hand-picked Selection: Leave the choices to us! We will handpick the bamboo varieties for your bundle based on stock levels and the healthiest specimens available, ensuring you receive a diverse and thriving selection.

What's Included?

In this bundle, you'll receive a mix of 5 pot grown Fargesia bamboo varieties chosen by us. While we can't accommodate bespoke orders for this bundle, rest assured that the plants selected will offer a stunning blend of colours, sizes, and growth habits to enhance your garden landscape.

Create Your Bamboo Haven

Transform your outdoor space with our Value Bundle of Fargesia Bamboo. Whether you're seeking a vibrant green screen for privacy or a dynamic border display, these clumping bamboo varieties will bring beauty and tranquility to your garden sanctuary.

Order Your Bundle Today

Enhance your garden with our Value Bundle of Fargesia Bamboo and embark on a journey of botanical discovery and natural beauty. Order now and let the magic of bamboo enrich your outdoor living space.

Some of the varieties we choose from:

Fargesia Rufa
Fargesia Murielae 'Lava'
Fargesia Robusta 'Campbell'
Fargesia Nitida 'Little Rock'
Fargesia Nitida 'Winter Joy'
Fargesia Nitida 'Black Pearl'
Fargesia Jiuzhaigou 'Genf'
Fargesia Nitida 'Obelisk'
Fargesia Nitida 'Pillar'

Plants supplied in 2.5-3 litre pots, all approximately between 60-150cm high (can vary through season). Photo for illustrative purposes only, showing characteristics of mixed Fargesia varieties.