Description
Species: Phyllostachys atrovaginata ‘Green Perfume’ / Incense Bamboo
Clumper or Runner: Runner
Height / diameter / internode: 7–8 m / 3–5 cm / 29–31 cm
Culm colour / leaf length / branch: Mid–dark green; scented when rubbed or warmed / 5.5–13 cm / usually two branches per node
Potted / garden / commercial: Contained gardens, screens, specimen planting, wet sites, edible shoots, and craft culms; use a rhizome barrier
Minimum temperature / climate: Approx. −20 to −23 °C once established; young plants may still suffer damage / temperate–subtropical; moist soil, tolerates damp ground
Water needed yearly / altitude / soil / pH: Approx. 900–2,200 mm/year from rainfall or irrigation; keep soil moist; avoid stagnant water / no narrow altitude requirement / fertile, slightly acidic–neutral soil
Screens, specimen planting, wet-site planting, edible young shoots, and weaving or craft culms.
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