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Bambusa Chungii
Tropical Blue Bamboo
Max height: 30ft
Max diameter: 2”
Clumping; non-invasive
Open clumper
Blue Chungii Timber bamboo is a top tier species. This bamboo really does look blue which is from its unique shade of green combined with its white powdery coating, heavily saturated on this particular species, giving off a blue tint.
B. Chungii does not naturally grow lower branches but when capped at the tips, foliage growth begins lower on the culms.
Be sure to leave around 6ft in all directions around each rhizome as Bambusa Chungii has a more open growth pattern compared to species like Asian Lemon, Graceful, Multiplex, etc..
**Oasis Bamboo highly recommended species**
Reviews (4)
Average:
Jun 11, 2025
My bamboo arrived with a wonderful set of roots. I'm sure it will flourish in my garden ✨️
Gail A Forbes
May 11, 2023
Root ball arrived dry and enclosed in brittle plastic, I soaked it for 24 hours before planting , and watered it heavily almost every day. No sign of any growth yet, I am not hopeful it will survive....great news , Sebastian contacted me and sent me a new rhizone , which was healthy with a new shoot...thanks Sebastian, great response....thumbs up
Phillip smith
Aug 26, 2022
Thank you for sending this wonderful Rhisome! Already it has two shoots growing and its been less than a week! Sebastian even upgraded the Rhisome and it is a double rhisome! Thank you for all the wonderful knowledge you share and care that you put into these plants! It definitely shows!
Loren Petroccia
Aug 26, 2022
Looking forward to seeing it grow. Thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me and sharing your knowledge. Plant came with instructions and was well packaged! Update: Turned quickly to mush, contacted seller who promised to replace if nothing came of it after a month. I cared for it and nothing except further disintegration. No replacement or equal value variety received.
Loren Petroccia
Frequently Asked Questions
Care instructions
When planting for a privacy fence, depending on species and your own preference, space out every 3ft to 8ft apart. (Seabeeze Bamboo - Within 1 year you will have a privacy screen, in two you will have a privacy wall, in three you will have a privacy impenetrable barrier.)
You want to dig holes wide rather than deep. Bamboo likes to stay shallow in the soil, which is why mulch is very important. Bamboo will naturally drop its own mulch as a survival mechanism, shielding its valuable and vulnerable rhizomes from the intense heat of the sun as well as freezing cold temperatures.
My rhizome is not growing
There are many reasons and outcomes to this question. Here is how we troubleshoot, your bamboo/ it’s rhizome should be planted relatively shallow, as gently as possible excavate out the rhizome in question. Many times just under the surface you will find healthy beautiful growth, if so replant and continue as was.
Other times we may find the soil was not porous enough and the growing buds molded off or not enough water and the growing buds dried out.
Those are the most common errors.
Be sure soil is well draining.
Be sure to top off and around generously with mulch
Be sure you are planting these plants/ rhizomes just below ground level, utilizing mulch to add protection and coverage.
Be sure to water plenty, especially at first.