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Lowest Temp. |
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1 Gallon |
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| Borinda albocerea | C | 20′ | 1.00″ | 0F |  |
$35
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$70 | ||||
| Similar to Borinda boliana, but grows in a tighter clump with larger blue-green foliage. The powdery blue-green canes are very straight with a slight arch at the top. | |||||||||||
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| Borinda angustissima | C | 10′ | 0.40″ | 14F |  |
$35
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$60 | ||||
| Food for the Giant Panda and native to Sichuan, this is a precious species. This is a tight clumper with small, delicate leaves for a soft look. New canes come up purplish and have a white powdery coating. Also used for weaving crafts. | |||||||||||
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| Borinda boliana | C | 20′ | 0.80″ | 10F |  |
$35
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$70 | ||||
| Borinda boliana is named for Gerald Bol, a dear friend and teacher to West County’s owner, Jesus Mora. This is an open clumper, with straight, upright, blue-green culms about 6-9″ apart. It grows 16′ tall in the Bay Area. The foliage is composed of dense, delicate, light green leaves which create a lovely vertical wall of light green canes decorated with a lacy curtain of tiny leaves. This is a great visual screen and sound barrier. | |||||||||||
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| Borinda fungosa “Chocolate Bamboo” | C | 14′ | 0.60″ | 10F |  |
$45
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$75 | ||||
| Formerly known as Fargesia fungosa, the Chocolate Bamboo is so named because of the delicious chocolate color the canes have when exposed to sun. This is a weeping bamboo that makes a handsome center piece or screen. It has light green small foliage, 1/2″ wide and 3 to 5″ long in clusters. | |||||||||||
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| Borinda macclureana | C | 15′ | 1.00″ | 15F |  |
$45
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$65 | ||||
| Dark purple stems on this lovely plant make it an excellent specimen. Resistant to bamboo mites. | |||||||||||