Himalayacalamus hookerianus / Blue Bamboo – Bamboo Spirit https://bamboospirit.co.za Pioneering the Green Transformation Across Industries. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:52:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://bamboospirit.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cropped-Bamboo-Spirit-Fav-Icon-32x32.png Himalayacalamus hookerianus / Blue Bamboo – Bamboo Spirit https://bamboospirit.co.za 32 32 Himalayacalamus hookerianus https://bamboospirit.co.za/product/himalayacalamus-hookerianus/ https://bamboospirit.co.za/product/himalayacalamus-hookerianus/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:49:40 +0000 https://bamboo.dev4.co.za/?post_type=product&p=3595 Description

Species: Himalayacalamus hookerianus / Blue Bamboo

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 3-6 m / 3 cm / 15 – 20 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Blue-green and covered in dense glaucous wax / 18-23 cm 2cm wide / has many equal branches

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Potted / Garden

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  -6°C / Tropical wet till dry, semi-sheltered wind-free environment

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  530 – 1 500 mm / 1 000 – 2 100 m / fertile, moist soils, Loam / pH 6.0 -7.0

Uses: Hedges, screens. Flowers after 50 years. Edible Uses: Seed – cooked whole or ground into a powder and used as a cereal.

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