Mexican Weeping Bamboo

Name: Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 01140
Rating: 100 (2 reviews)

Otatea acuminata aztecorum

Pronunciation: o-TA-te-a a-ku-mi-NA-ta as-TE-co-rum

SKU #01140

USDA Zone

9-11

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OVERVIEW
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.
Light	Full sun, Partial sun
Watering	Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
Blooms	Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.
Mature Size	Fast growing to 15 to 20 ft. tall, clump forming.

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	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.