Pseudosasa's are clump-forming bamboos with hollow canes and dark green, lance-shaped leaves. Pseudosasa japonica (aka Arundinaria japonica, Bambusa japonica Metake) RHS Award of Garden Merit. is a hardy vigorous and tough, evergreen bamboo to 5m in height, forming a thicket of green canes with copious narrow, shiny green leaves to 25cm in length.
Cultivation: Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. To maintain vigour apply a balanced fertiliser at least once each growing season. Pruning: Remove spent stems and thin to show canes to best effect.
Soil: Acid, Alkaline or Neutral. Moist but well-drained or well-drained. Clay, Loam or Sand. Aspect: East, West or South facing. Exposed or Sheltered. Suggested Plant Uses: Architectural, Coastal, Hedging/Screens. Native to Japan.