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The wonderfully statuesque, Oriental Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys Nigra), is a rare and unusual plant that will create a fantastic focal point in your garden. It's arching green canes turn lustrous black in their second or third year, while it's abundant glossy leaves remain evergreen. It forms a clump, but unlike other varieties of bamboo, it isn't invasive and can be grown in a half barrel or very large container. A very ornamental plant. There are many named forms of this species, some of them are given specific status by some botanists. These forms include 'Boryana', 'Fulva', 'Henonis' and 'Punctata'. It is the form 'Henonis' that is normally used medicinally in China. Even though its origins are in China, it's fully hardy and the British winter won't harm it, making a very welcome and unexpected winter treat for visitors to your garden. Click the image to read more!

This hardy plant that will still look graceful in any position. It is an evergreen Bamboo and in leaf all year. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by the wind. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland). It requires moist soil and can tolerate drought. A very hardy bamboo, it succeeds in most parts of Britain but suffers leaf and culm damage at temperatures below about -15°c. Plants only flower at intervals of many years. Although called the 'Golden Bamboo', the leaves of this plant only turn golden if plants are grown in full sun, especially if the plants are half-starved. Cultivated for its edible shoots in China, it has the sweetest taste of the genus. It has been widely planted as an ornamental in the Mediterranean and seems to be naturalizing there. Click the image to read more!

A beautiful evergreen bamboo growing to up to 6m by 6m. Plants only flower at intervals of many years. The bottoms of some culms have large kinks in them, this limits their use for timber etc but makes them great to look at for a more ornamental Japanese garden. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by the wind. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade and requires quite a moist soil. This is a good companion species to grow in woodland areas because the plants are shallow rooted and do not compete with deep rooted trees. Click the image to read more!

An evergreen bamboo growing to 5m which is in leaf all year. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by the wind. The Running Bamboo requires a rich damp soil in a sheltered position and plenty of moisture in the growing season. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and also acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade with a moist soil. The plant can tolerate strong winds but not maritime exposure. Click the image to read more!

One of the easiest bamboos to grow in Britain, it prefers an open loam of fair quality and a position sheltered from cold drying winds but it tolerates maritime exposure. Succeeds on peaty soils. Succeeds in soils that are half earth and half stone. Requires abundant moisture and plenty of organic matter in the soil. Endures near-saturated soil conditions. Dislikes drought. A very ornamental plant, it is said to be the hardiest bamboo, tolerating temperatures down to about -15°c. Down to -24°c according to another report. In warmer parts of Britain plants can attain a height of 6 metres or more. The rootstock is running and very invasive. It is fairly easy to control, however, if any new shoots that are not wanted are broken off whilst they are still small and brittle. New shoots appear from April. This species is notably resistant to honey fungus. Plants often flower lightly for a number of years without dying out though they seldom produce viable seed. Occasionally the plants can produce an abundance of flowers and this severely weakens, though does not usually kill, the plants. They can take some years to recover. If fed with artificial fertilizers at this time the plants are more likely to die. Many plants flowered heavily in the late 1980's and are only slowly recovering. Click the image to read more!

This is a dwarf ornamental bamboo which grows to a maximum of 3ft. It has a beautiful array of gleaming yellow leaves, striped with green, for nine months of the year (summer, autumn, winter). It is very good to use in the foreground of a planting arrangement. It forms dense clumps but will turn a subtle lime-green if grown in light shade. Canes have a purple flush to them and can be cut to the ground in autumn or spring to encourage the new yellow growth. This beautiful variegated bamboo is also brilliant in a dull border, a container or as groundcover. Click the image to read more!

This is one of the most beautiful small trees for the ornamental landscape. It is perfectly suited as a specimen tree, an accent in a mixed border, or in a container on the patio. It anchors the Japanese style garden. Many of the cultivars remain quite small and are especially useful in small gardens, even rock gardens, and for bonsai. The brilliant autumn foliage lights up the garden, and the slender twigs and contorted branches provide winter interest. The Dissectum Tamukeyama is a strongly cascading selection which holds up very well under high heat and humidity. It is generally considered to be the most heat tolerant of the red laceleaf dissectums; and the best choice for the warmer climates but does very well in Ireland and Britain. The new foliage is deep crimson red changing to dark purple-red. Beautiful bright scarlet autumn coloration. A very hardy plant reaching 10-12' with age. Click the image to read more!

This is one of the most beautiful small trees for the ornamental landscape. It is perfectly suited as a specimen tree, an accent in a mixed border, or in a container on the patio. It anchors the Japanese style garden. Many of the cultivars remain quite small and are especially useful in small gardens, even rock gardens, and for bonsai. The brilliant autumn foliage lights up the garden, and the slender twigs and contorted branches provide winter interest. Click the image to read more!

Red Select, (Leaves of Rice Plant) is one of the old Japanese cultivars, Inaba shidare is very different in habit from the other dissectums. It would make a tree even if not staked, its habit undulates upward, and yet it retains the weeping effect. The deep ruby red of the leaves holds all summer and the bright red petioles set off the color quite nicely. It is easy to grow, takes the hot sun and humidity well, and makes an outstanding container tree. Click the image to read more!

An outstanding cultivar and one of the oldest still available in the trade. It also has, perhaps the most brilliant scarlet fall colour and greatest vigor of any Japanese maple. Large leaves give it a bold appearance all year. It is a very famous, yet uncommon Japanese Maple cultivated for centuries in Japan. Most of the growing season the foliage color is a rich green. Its leaves are large, seven-lobed and palmate. It reaches an average height of 12 to 15 ft. It prefers a sheltered position in rich acidic, moisture-retaining soil. Click the image to read more!