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Chusquea bilimekii
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146 KB A strange plant - breaks down in winter ie branches turn grey-brown.
Not caused by low temps. New branch and leaf growth appear in spring but not all of the plant rejuvenates. Borinda figidorum does the same thing.
Scotts Valley, CA
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Clumper/Runner
ChusqueaA genus of C & S American bamboos that contains 134 described species, and possibly another 70 yet to be described. They are mostly clumping mountain bamboos, but some are runners. The solid culms usually bear one dominant branch and numerous branchlets.
Chusquea
bilimekii
  18.00 1.00 10 3 Description from www.bamboodirect.com Burgandy colored culms grace the upright form of this rare species collected from seed in the 1999 Mexican expedition. It grows at 9000' in the pine forest of the Sierra Occidental. The leaves are longer and narrower that C. culeou species. Hardiness is not known. The best guess is 10 F.   Sources Photos
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