Description | Bissett Bamboo (Phyllostachys Bissetii) One of the cold hardier Bamboos tolerating -10 degrees F. Is a vigorous spreader. |
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Pronunciation | (fil-lo-STAK-iss)(bis-SET-ee-eye) |
Plant Type | Grass Ornamental, Grass Ornamental, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | (5)6-10 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist |
Growing Media | average |
Temperature | to minus 20 degrees F |
Leaves | dark green, shiny leaves |
Stems | green culms (woody ringed stems), 1-2 inches thick |
Dimensions | 20 ft. tall, spreading vigorously by underground stems (rhizomes), forms dense patches |
Maintenance | control the spread |
Propagation | division |
Native Site | Introduced in 1941 from Chengdu, China by David Bisset |
Misc Facts | Named for David Bisset who was Superintendent of the USDA Plant Introduction Station in Savannah, Georgia from 1924 until 1957 |
Notes & Reference | Mid Atlantic Bamboo (www.midatlanticbamboo.com) |