dragon head bamboo
Fargesia rufa
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Dragon head bamboo (Fargesia rufa) is a grass for borders, containers, hedges, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. It stays evergreen and forms an arching clump. The clump grows quickly to 6 to 10 feet tall and wide. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Autumn fern, and Winterberry.
Native range
Asia.