Fargesia scabrida Namibia The long narrow three-lobed leaves

The long narrow three-lobed leaves make A

creamy-white centers

they could be grown just for the deer-resistant foliage

The 15" tall brick-red and yellow-veined pitchers are held upright

And who says mothball-sniffing herbarium taxonomists don't have a sense of humor

Fargesia scabrida Namibia The long narrow three-lobed leavesFargesia scabrida is a relatively newly cultivated and highly coveted upright Chinese clumping bamboo. First described in the 1970s, plants of Fargesia scabrida from 8,800' elevation in Ping Wu county in Sichuan Province were finally imported to Holland by Jos van der Palen of Kimmei Nursery in 1997. Fargesia scabrida has a habit similar to Fargesia robusta as it forms a 12' tall clump prized for its large foliage and prominent leaf sheaths which