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Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Otatea acuminata aztecorum
Pronunciation: o-TA-te-a a-ku-mi-NA-ta as-TE-co-rum
SKU #01140
LIGHT:
Full sun, Partial sun
WATER:
Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
SIZE:
Fast growing to 15 to 20 ft. tall, clump forming.
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| Description | A rare ornamental bamboo useful for tall, dense screens or single accents where space allows. Extremely narrow leaves give an overall lacy look to the weeping form. Evergreen. |
|---|---|
| Bloom Time | Inconspicuous; prized for foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Clumping |
| Landscape Use | Container, Privacy Screen, Windbreak |
| Design Ideas | An exceptional fluffy plant that's ideal for modern architecture to contrast with its rigid geometry. Outstanding soft background for high profile plants, water features and art. Ideal screen or hedge, good in sideyards to block neighbors but not air. Valuable textural contrast for large leaf tropical plantings that lends a most unique exotic look. |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Combine this soft beauty with hard architectural forms such as Octopus Agave, (Agave vilmorniana), Bauer's Dracaena, (Dracaena 'Baueri'), Royal Robe Paraguay Nightshade, (Solanum rantonnetii 'Royal Robe'), and Tropicanna Canna, (Canna indica 'Phaison'). |
| Care Instructions | Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
| History | This is a clumping bamboo that belongs to a group endemic to a large range of Central Mexico into South America. It's genus is from the Aztec Nahuatl name for "solid cane", otatl, which contains just three species. O. acuminata is found in the hot, humid lowlands of eastern Mexico. |
| Lore | Within its range, the poles of Otatea bamboo is harvested by the locals for a wide range of uses from building huts to fencing. |
Details
| Description | A rare ornamental bamboo useful for tall, dense screens or single accents where space allows. Extremely narrow leaves give an overall lacy look to the weeping form. Evergreen. |
|---|---|
| Bloom Time | Inconspicuous; prized for foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Clumping |
Style
| Landscape Use | Container, Privacy Screen, Windbreak |
|---|---|
| Design Ideas | An exceptional fluffy plant that's ideal for modern architecture to contrast with its rigid geometry. Outstanding soft background for high profile plants, water features and art. Ideal screen or hedge, good in sideyards to block neighbors but not air. Valuable textural contrast for large leaf tropical plantings that lends a most unique exotic look. |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Combine this soft beauty with hard architectural forms such as Octopus Agave, (Agave vilmorniana), Bauer's Dracaena, (Dracaena 'Baueri'), Royal Robe Paraguay Nightshade, (Solanum rantonnetii 'Royal Robe'), and Tropicanna Canna, (Canna indica 'Phaison'). |
Care
| Care Instructions | Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
|---|
History
| History | This is a clumping bamboo that belongs to a group endemic to a large range of Central Mexico into South America. It's genus is from the Aztec Nahuatl name for "solid cane", otatl, which contains just three species. O. acuminata is found in the hot, humid lowlands of eastern Mexico. |
|---|---|
| Lore | Within its range, the poles of Otatea bamboo is harvested by the locals for a wide range of uses from building huts to fencing. |
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