Giant Bamboo seeds (Phyllostachys pubescens)

Giant Bamboo seeds (Phyllostachys pubescens)

Price for Package of 10 or 20 seeds.

Phyllostachys pubescens, common name Moso bamboo is a monopodial bamboo, An absolute giant in all respects, with blue-green culms (canes) and dense arching foliage and have a fuzzy texture. The distinctive internodes are very short near the ground, then lengthen to a foot or more higher up the culm.

The leaves are smaller than those of many other bamboos and present a pleasant contrast to the massive culms. Moso bamboo pole stalks are considered among the biggest and most beautiful, growing to a diameter from 3 to 7 inches and towering to 80 feet with clusters of relatively small green leaves.

Native to China and Japan, the stems have many uses.

This species is the major source of edible bamboo shoots. It is hardy to 10F, Zone 10 in the USA. Ideal growing temperature is 72 F and higher.