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Fargesia nitida new generation

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:22 pm
by johnw
This species seem rather slow to size up compared to murielae.

Here one of our seedlings planted at a friend's garden.

Photo 1. - end of May 2012 after an autumn 2011 planting

Photo 2. - July 2015 - certainly taking its time!

Photo 3. - a few days ago, September 2017

john
22c & sunny

Re: Fargesia nitida new generation

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 1:08 am
by Van-isle-bamboo
Fun to have some seedling surprises John.

Any nice coloring showing up ?

Re: Fargesia nitida new generation

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 1:04 pm
by johnw
As for variation more so in culm colours - black, dark purple and some reddish, some with blue farina. Habits vary too - stiffly upright, sprawling and dwarf.

john
torrential rains yesterday

Re: Fargesia nitida new generation

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 11:54 am
by dependable
John, can you tell the difference between the Ancepts and McClure seedlings? I mixed mine up.

I have three new gen nitidas, the Anceps, McClure, three or four years old, still at about 2 feet, and another one from seed that started to flower a couple years before that. Its parent plant was a no-name nitida I rescued from a fall nursery sale a while back. It is fairly upright, and just started putting 3 to 4 foot shoots up this summer, big jump in size. None of the ones I have have much in the way of distinctive coloring at this point at this point, perhaps they will develop more character once in ground in shadier spot. I'll be planting them soon.

Re: Fargesia nitida new generation

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 1:06 pm
by johnw
The 'McClure' and 'Anceps' have been rather slow growing and likely should have been moved into larger pots a year or two ago. In the seedling stage I thought the 'Anceps' group were narrow and tall but now they're hard to tell apart. I'll let you know once they attain some size.

john