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Marbled Bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea): Rare Running Bamboo with Marbled Culms

Overview

Marbled Bamboo is a rare running bamboo with slender culms distinctively marbled in purple-brown and green. Reaches 10-15 feet tall with delicate leaves. Prefers cool, humid conditions. A collector's bamboo for unique culm coloration.

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Chimonobambusa (ky-moh-no-bam-BOO-suh)
Species:	marmorea (mar-MOH-ree-uh)

Cultivation & Uses

Partial shade; moist, well-drained, acidic soil. Hardy to USDA zone 7. **Running bamboo** – requires rhizome barrier. Dislikes hot, dry summers. Use as specimen or in contained woodland grove. Rare in cultivation.

Grasses and Bamboo: Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra); Hardy Bamboo (Fargesia rufa); Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax); Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus): Towering Tropical Timber Bamboo; Marbled Bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea): Rare Running Bamboo with Marbled Culms; Robust Fargesia (Fargesia robusta): A Tall, Clumping Bamboo for Screening; Dwarf Bamboo (Dendrocalamus minor): A Small, Clumping Tropical Bamboo; Bamboo (Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea); Bamboo (Fargesia denudata); Bamboo (Bambusa arnhemica)

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