The highlights
- Spreading bamboo canes
- Grows up to 6m (can be kept shorter)
- Evergreen leaves, khaki green culms (running)
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Description
- Arrow bamboo (also known as metake) is an exceptional variety, producing upright green culms which spread somewhat with age. This vigorous grower can reach six metres in height, though it can easily be pruned to fit smaller spaces.
- An evergreen plant, arrow bamboo is perfect for those gardens in search for greater year-round interest. The large green leaves can reach almost 30cm in length, while the canes boast an appealing khaki or olive hue.
- Amongst the most shade-tolerant of bamboos, this variety is an excellent options for those gardens not fortunate enough to be blessed with countless hours of sunshine each day.
- Some say the bamboo is named as such because Japanese samurai used to use the plant’s strong, stiff culms to create arrow shafts. An alternative theory is that it’s the plant’s foliage that earned it the name, the long leaves culminating in a point just like an arrowhead.
- Pseudosasa japonica has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in recognition of its stellar performance in British gardens.
