Clumping Bamboo (Fargesia rufa)

Fargesia dracocephala ‘Rufa’ is a cold-hardy clumping bamboo native to the mountains of western Sichuan, China- non-invasive, deer-resistant, and evergreen to roughly -10°F- with a graceful arching vase-shaped habit and distinctive orange-red culm sheaths on new spring growth. It is one of the more useful bamboos for privacy screens, hedges, and containers in cool-summer and northern climates.

• True clumping (non-invasive) bamboo- will not spread into the surrounding landscape.
• Cold-hardy- evergreen to roughly -10°F (USDA Zone 6), root-hardy to Zone 5.
• Distinctive orange-red culm sheaths on new spring growth (source of ‘Rufa’).
• Deer-resistant, drought-tolerant, and heat-tolerant once established.
• Excellent for privacy hedges, screens, and large containers.