mr bamboo

Malay Pygmy Bamboo Pogonatherum paniceum

From: Malaysia

Interest
I first saw this plant growing indoors, looking lovely. It loves water. Soft, long foliage. A small, non-invasive bamboo lookalike.

Use
Grow it next to your waterfall. Plant it along a border for a soft line of greenery. Hangs over the side of hanging containers. Lushly.

Characteristics
This is not bamboo but a grass. We include it here because it is a clumping type and there is  no clumping bamboo for this landscaping niche. A versatile plant with very fine and long, bright green leaves. Forms a dense mound of foliage to 400 mm high.

Requirements
Needs constant moisture but can handle sun or shade. Drying out is the end of it. Try indoors, I did. In the office on your desk.

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