Heavenly Bamboo

Clusters of small, star-shaped white flowers in mid-summer and slender, mid-green leaves, red-flushed in spring. Heavenly bamboo works equally well in a shrub or mixed border or a large, patio container. Best in a sunny, sheltered site, the bamboo-like leaves take on fiery tints of red and purple in autumn.Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: moist but well-drained soilRate of growth: average Flowering period: July Flower colour: whiteOther features: the flowers are often followed by clusters of scarlet fruits; attractive autumn foliageHardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)Garden care: In mid- or late spring lightly cut back any shoots that spoil the symmetry of the plantGoes well with: Cotoneaster horizontalis, Myrtus communis subspecies tarentina, Lonicera x purpusii, Ilex aquifolium 'J.C.van Tol', Saxifraga x urbium, Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal'
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