Plant Profile: Fargesia robusta

Names

Clumping Bamboo

  • Photo of Fargesia robusta (Fargesia robustas)

Phonetic Spelling:far-JEE-zee-ah roh-BUS-tuh

Genus:Fargesia

Species:robusta

Family:Poaceae

Umbrella bamboo, a clumping variety indigenous to China, features striking olive green foliage. This species is known for its strength and rapid growth, yet it does not tend to become invasive.

Fargesia robusta Feature Summary

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Tags

#bamboo
#fast growing

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Fargesia robusta Feature Summary

Leaves
Olive green leaves, white culm sheaths.
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Erect
Clumping
Landscape
Screen/Privacy

Fargesia robusta Attributes

Fargesia robusta: Country Or Region Of Origin

China

Fargesia robusta: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Fargesia robusta Leaves

Fargesia robusta: Leaf Description

Olive green leaves, white culm sheaths.

Fargesia robusta: Leaf Color

spa
Green

Fargesia robusta: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Fargesia robusta Whole Plant Traits

Fargesia robusta: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Fargesia robusta: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Fargesia robusta: Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Fargesia robusta Stem

Fargesia robusta: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Fargesia robusta Landscape

Fargesia robusta: Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree