Umbrella Clumping BambooFargesia rufaHeight: 8' average mature height Zones: 6-8 Find my zone Aspect: mostly shade to mostly sun, full sun in cooler climates Watering: needs regular irrigation, about once per week during hot weather Maximum Water: tolerates wet soils with occasional summer flooding Habit: clump forming with multiple stems Foliage: evergreen Growth Rate: fast
This plant can't be shipped to Hawaii
Size Availability
1 gallon - $19.99 each
Bulk Pricing: $16.50 each for 10 or more - 17% off Bulk Pricing: $12.50 each for 100 or more - 37% off
View shipping rates for large plants
3 gallon - $45.00 each
Production notes: reliable production
An excellent, fast-growing clumping bamboo for creating solid hedges and screens. Each clump will have hundreds of individual canes packed together to form one of the densest walls of foliage offered by any bamboo, and in a short time too. From a one or two gallon plant,
Fargesia rufa
can establish to a height of about eight feet with dense foliage several feet in diameter in 2-3 years, especially with amended soil and fertilizer.
Fargesia rufa
will handle more sun than most other
Fargesias
, even in the Rogue Valley where summer temperatures often reach 100+ degrees for a week or more at a time, it can handle sun for all but the hottest part of the afternoon (just be sure to water it well!).
Fargesia rufa
tends to grow in a slightly weeping fashion similar to other
Fargesias
, but it can be easily kept upright by trimming the tips of canes which are leaning over. Once the tip weight is removed, the stems will spring back upright to keep a more tidy plant for those with a narrow environment. Personally, we have found that when space is available the wide, slightly weeping plants create a mystic appearance to a hedge.
These are some of the really nice one gallon plants we have available starting in December 2015. These plants should produce quite a few new shoots in the coming spring. 
New shoots on this one year old plant are just starting to leaf out after having more than doubled the plant's height. 
Fargesia rufa - Umbrella Clumping Bamboo in a one gallon container
Fargesia rufa - Umbrella Clumping Bamboo 3 gallon size
Related Care InformationPacking Plants For ShippingWe pack our plants depending on the needs of each species and size, most plants ship best with the roots packed in moist sawdust or bark fines but some species don't like root disturbance and are shipped in a soil-less growing media. Excess soil is washed from the roots in preparation for shipping (18-24" White Pines)  Plants are bundled together to fit in boxes  Bundles of plants are secured in long boxes. Plant Sizes 3 gallon Dawn Redwood  Standard quart shrub  Standard 14-18" multi-stem tree size  Standard deep plug pine tree Bamboo Plants Are Shipped In Their ContainersBamboo roots are not flexible and so plants have to be shipped in their containers. These plants are heavier and are shipped separately from bare root plants. Because they are potted they can handle longer transit times so can ship via UPS Ground instead of USPS Air Mail. Potted plants can also be shipped year-round.We regularly top our 1 gallon bamboo plants at 24-30 inches tall throughout the growing season. This results in dense, bushy foliage while allowing for economical shipping. From this size most running species will grow to 5-6 feet tall in the first spring and clumping species will usually grow to 4-5 feet tall.  1 gallon bamboo plants strapped in and ready to be sealed. Unpacking Bare Root PlantsYou will be sent tracking details as soon as your plants are shipped. Unpack your plants as quickly as possible after they are delivered. We use two types of boxes, side-sealing and top-sealing. For boxes that are taped along the whole length you can cut the tape on either side and remove the plant bundles by cutting the tape holding the bundle to the bottom. For boxes that are sealed on the top and bottom, it is easiet to open the bottom of the box (the shipping label is at the top) and pull the bundle of plants out straight out. Check that the box is empty as there can be a second bundle of plants stuck towards the top. A bundle of trees. What if I am not able to plant right away?You can usually leave the plants in their shipping container unopened for 1-2 days if there were no shipping delays and you have received your plants from late November through February. Plants shipped when it is warmer can't stay in their packages for as long.For longer term storage of plants you can pot them up or plant them in rows close together temporarily and then pull them out later in the spring to be planted again. This keeps the roots moist while allowing for air flow to the tops. The roots should have good contact with the soil to ensure they have access to adequate moisture. |
Size Availability
1 gallon - $19.99 each
Bulk Pricing: $16.50 each for 10 or more - 17% off Bulk Pricing: $12.50 each for 100 or more - 37% off
View shipping rates for large plants
3 gallon - $45.00 each
Production notes: reliable production
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