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Bambusa textilis var. Gracilis, universally known as Slender Weaver Bamboo, is Australia's top-selling clumping bamboo for creating quick, lush, non-invasive privacy screens. It features non-evasive, tight clumping root system with elegant, upright green canes with bushy foliage at the top that can block out a two-storey building in just 2 to 3 years.
Light requirement: Full sun to part shade.
Water requirement: Moderate
Watering frequency: Frequent, localized soaking during establishment to infrequent, deep full-zone watering once mature.
Soil: Free-draining , with rich organic matter.
Skill level: Beginner
Growth rate: Moderate to fast.
Suitable for container gardens: Yes, suitable for large pots and formal shaping. Use premium, free-draining potting mix with perlite.
Mature Height: 6-8m
Mature Width: 1-1.5m
Seasonality: Evergreen
Drought Tolerant: Highly drought tolerant, but only after it is fully established
Frost Tolerant: Extremely frost tolerant.
Wind Tolerant: Exceptionally wind tolerant.
Leaf colour: Rich, vibrant mid-to-dark green
Leaf Variegation pattern: No
Size of leaf: 15cm to 20cm in length and 1cm to 2cm in width
Flower Colour: Neutral
Flower Shape: Small, understated, and look very similar to feathery spikes of wheat, oats, or long tassels of grass seed. It usually takes 30 to 45 years at a time before producing blooms.
Flower Fragrance: No
Flower Season: Any time of year; when the internal genetic clock finally triggers the gregarious flowering cycle.
Bambusa textilis var. Gracilis, universally known as Slender Weaver Bamboo, is Australia's top-selling clumping bamboo for creating quick, lush, non-invasive privacy screens. It features non-evasive, tight clumping root system with elegant, upright green canes with bushy foliage at the top that can block out a two-storey building in just 2 to 3 years.
Light requirement: Full sun to part shade.
Water requirement: Moderate
Watering frequency: Frequent, localized soaking during establishment to infrequent, deep full-zone watering once mature.
Soil: Free-draining , with rich organic matter.
Skill level: Beginner
Growth rate: Moderate to fast.
Suitable for container gardens: Yes, suitable for large pots and formal shaping. Use premium, free-draining potting mix with perlite.
Mature Height: 6-8m
Mature Width: 1-1.5m
Seasonality: Evergreen
Drought Tolerant: Highly drought tolerant, but only after it is fully established
Frost Tolerant: Extremely frost tolerant.
Wind Tolerant: Exceptionally wind tolerant.
Leaf colour: Rich, vibrant mid-to-dark green
Leaf Variegation pattern: No
Size of leaf: 15cm to 20cm in length and 1cm to 2cm in width
Flower Colour: Neutral
Flower Shape: Small, understated, and look very similar to feathery spikes of wheat, oats, or long tassels of grass seed. It usually takes 30 to 45 years at a time before producing blooms.
Flower Fragrance: No
Flower Season: Any time of year; when the internal genetic clock finally triggers the gregarious flowering cycle.