Phyllostachys pubescens
giant bamboo Moso seeds

Phyllostachys pubescens, called Moso bamboo is a winter hardy giant bamboo. In spring, when new culms shoot, you can see how fast the Moso bamboo will grow, adult plants may grow around 18 inches a day. Phyllostachys pubescens is originated in China (region Hainan) and will be 50 - 92 feet tall with culms about 3 - 5 inches thick. Young culms, which are of blue-green color, look as though they were covered with white powder. Leaves hang down like a waterfall. Moso bamboo can remain healthy even at temperatures as low as -20 C. Young shoots are edible. In Japan Phyllostachys pubescens is called „noble bamboo. Photos Thomas Grünewald.

10 seeds 3.54 $

Phyllostachys pubescens giant bamboo Moso	Phyllostachys pubescens giant bamboo Moso
Phyllostachys pubescens giant bamboo Moso	Phyllostachys pubescens giant bamboo Moso


germination instructions Phyllostachys pubescens - giant bamboo Moso: Pre-soak bamboo seeds for 24 hours in lukewarm water (about 86 F). For sowing please use Jiffy 7 Peat Pellets, soak them in water and put in a plastic pot. Sow the seeds on the peat pellets and cover the seeds with a thin layer of peat (about 2 mm). Then put the plastic pot in a ziplock bag - with a pot size of 6 cm , a ziplock bag of size 12 x 17 cm is recommended . Fill in the ziplock bag as much tap water with a few drops of universal fertilizer, so that after the absorption of the substrate a few mm of water remain on the bottom. Then close the ziplock bag - Ready! More watering is not required because no moisture evaporates through the ziplock bag . Location: on the windowsill or in a small greenhouse in partial shade, daytime temperatures at about 80–90 F, somewhat lower at night at 77-83 F. The resulting micro-climate provides ideal conditions for germination. The germination time for bamboo seeds, depending on the species, will be between 10 and 40 days.