Botanical Name:
Himalayacalamus falconeri Damarapa
Common Name:
Candy Cane
Maximum height:
5 metres
Cane diameter:
3 cm
Clump diameter:
1.5 metres
Will tolerate minus temp:
-9°C
Shape:
Vase
Type:
Clumping Bamboo
Morning Sun
Part Shade
Frost Tolerant
Description:
Candy Cane Bamboo is a real jewel from the Himalayas with long slender red and yellow canes with dark green striping during autumn and winter. The canes turn to brick red with masses of small feathery leaves with occasional variegations. Candy Cane prefers Morning sun with afternoon filtered sun; Candy cane is definitely a collector's piece. Candy Cane is a very rare bamboo in Australia.