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Hi,
Three years ago I got bamboo seeds online. Now, three years later, I’m pretty sure I did’nt get what I ordered for so I’m turning to you guys for help to identify the bamboo.
It grows like a clumper with very tight clump. Has hairy culms with occasional spotted culmsheets.

I have narrow it down to two possible candidates since it show characteristics that appear only in both these bamboos. Phyllostachys edulis or Phyllostachys kwangsiensis.

Kwangsiensis is a bit hardier then the moso so it means a big deal for me here in our Swedish climate with an yearly average temp of 7.3 degrees celcius. Yearly lowest temp: ~17 C and highest ~ 30 C. I believe our zone could be compared to US Zone 5b-6?!

//Per

Greetings, it's hard for me to say what you have, I think it most likely that it is Phy edulis, but in either case I think that the hardiness is quite similar between your 2 possible species based on my experience growing them both in USDA zone 5b/6a - most winters both would die fully back at my place, only in mild winters would either of them retain above ground foliage.

Thanks for your answere!
I’ve been searching a lot to just get some clarification about what it is that differe between moso and kwangsiensis but it seems to be very little information about it!?
I do appreciate what you think it is considering you have even tried them out yourself!

Last year I put one of my seedlings in the ground not expecting much of it but to my surprise it survived the harsh winter (hard bare frost)!
So, I will let it grow and see what will happen with it

Regards,
Per

I am amazed how difficult there is to find relevant info about the identification of bamboos in general,especially what the difference is between moso and kwangsiensis!

Some more picts

Especially tough in the juvenile phase!