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Bambusa textilis (Bambusa textilis)
Bambusa textilis

Slender bamboo

Bambusa · Poaceae

Bambusa textilis, also known as slender bamboo, clumping bamboo and weaver's bamboo, is a species of bamboo in the Poaceae (grasses) family that is native to China. The subspecies var.

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Classification

Genus
Bambusa
Family
Poaceae
Common name
Slender bamboo
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Bambusa textilis belongs to the Bambusa genus within the Poaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Moderate
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Well-drained
Growth rate
Moderate
Mature size
Varies by species
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Cultivars

Selected named varieties and which job each is best suited to.

'Slender Weaver'

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Slender bamboo.

Red-Leg Grass (Bothriochloa macra)
droughtgrass
Bothriochloa macra

Red-Leg Grass

Chloris truncata (Chloris truncata)
droughtgrass
Chloris truncata

Windmill Grass

Barbed Wire Grass (Cymbopogon refractus)
droughtgrass
Cymbopogon refractus

Barbed Wire Grass

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Further reading

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