• Photo of Fargesia scabrida (Fargesia scabridas)

Plant Profile: Fargesia scabrida

Names

Scabrida Bamboo

  • Photo of Fargesia scabrida (Fargesia scabridas)

Phonetic Spelling:far-JEE-zee-ah SKA-brid-ah

Genus:Fargesia

Species:scabrida

Family:Poaceae

Scabrida Bamboo is a clumping variety indigenous to the mountainous areas of China. It thrives with tall, upright stems and serves as a food source for giant pandas in its natural environment. The striking orange culms create a beautiful contrast with the lush green foliage. This bamboo can be used as a standout specimen, planted in groups along borders, as a privacy screen, or positioned near a pool.

Fargesia scabrida Feature Summary

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#bamboo
#mass planting
#privacy
#borders
#pool
#screening

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Fargesia scabrida Feature Summary

Flowers
Inconspicuous, this plant is prized for its foliage.
Leaves
New culms (3/4" in diameter) have orange sheaths that mature to blue-purple and then fade to emerald green. Long narrow emerald green leaves.
Green
Blue
Orange
Purple/Lavender
Lanceolate
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Erect
Columnar
Clumping
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
12-24 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Landscape
Asian Garden
Border
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Specimen
Pool/Hardscape

Fargesia scabrida Attributes

Fargesia scabrida: Country Or Region Of Origin

China

Fargesia scabrida: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Fargesia scabrida Flowers

Fargesia scabrida: Flower Description

Inconspicuous, this plant is prized for its foliage.

Fargesia scabrida: Flower Inflorescence

Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel

Fargesia scabrida Leaves

Fargesia scabrida: Leaf Description

New culms (3/4" in diameter) have orange sheaths that mature to blue-purple and then fade to emerald green. Long narrow emerald green leaves.

Fargesia scabrida: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Fargesia scabrida: Leaf Color

spa
Blue
spa
Green
spa
Orange
spa
Purple/Lavender

Fargesia scabrida: Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Fargesia scabrida: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Fargesia scabrida Whole Plant Traits

Fargesia scabrida: 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 scabrida: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Fargesia scabrida: 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 scabrida: Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Fargesia scabrida Cultural Conditions

Fargesia scabrida: Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Fargesia scabrida: Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Fargesia scabrida: NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Fargesia scabrida: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Fargesia scabrida Stem

Fargesia scabrida: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Fargesia scabrida Landscape

Fargesia scabrida: Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Fargesia scabrida: 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

Fargesia scabrida: Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland