Sasa veitchii

Common name: Ceitch’s bamboo

Family name: Poaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Sachaliensis’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  7-9

Mature height and spread:  1.3-2m tall; can be very wide

Form: evergreen shrub, rounded

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moist but well-drained

Leaf arrangement: deep-green leaves, white margin

Limitations: new shoots can be damaged by slugs

Suitable uses:  classic Japanese plant; ground cover

Quick ID description:  white margin, bamboo, dwarf

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