Dendrocalamus grandis

An exceptionally rare and very large bamboo, native to Southeast Asia, growing up to 60 feet in height within its native provenance, reaching around 30-40 feet tall within temperate Europe

These ornamental bamboos have blue-to-green culms (eventually 4 inches in diameter) with attractively contrasting orange-to-yellow peeling layers

Leaves are glossy and tough like plastic

Hardy to around -3ºC to -4ºC (25 to 27ºF), but the key is to keep the soil on the dry side during any frost