Fargesia sp. ‘Jiuzhaigou I’

This new generation selection of clumping Fargesia sp., hails from the World Heritage Preserve of Jiuzhaigou in China’s horticulturally rich Sichuan Province. Fargesia ‘Jiuzhaigou I’ (pronounced “zhu-zhi-go”), which was initially thought to be a form of Fargesia nitida, has much better heat tolerance than the past selections of Fargesia nitida we’ve trialed. Fargesia sp. ‘Jiuzhaigou I’ makes a 10′ tall clumper with small, narrow green leaves adorning the green canes which turn a beautiful cinnamon red in their second season…brighter in better light. As the deer-resistant clumps age, the older canes eventually turn to yellow. Fargesia ‘Jiuzhaigou I’ is a stunning bamboo that we are thrilled to make available.