Yushania confusa Colored Foliage laxiflora that forms 5' tall

laxiflora that forms 5' tall purple stalks clothed with dark green leaves

creating a much finer texture in the garden

small white inner spurs

each topped with narrow tubular flowers speckled maroon and green

an absolutely amazing flowering machine

Yushania confusa Colored Foliage laxiflora that forms 5' tallYushania confusa is a virtually unknown clumping bamboo, shared with us by our friend, the late garden designer Wolfgang Oehme, from a magnificent clump that grew in his Maryland garden. Yushania confusa, which hails from 3,000' 7,000' elevation in south central China, has thrived in our heat, humidity, and cold since 2004, where it has formed a splendid clump to 3' wide at the base. The 6' tall silvery grey culms arch outward to form a 9' wide