Description
Pseudosasa japonica ‘Akebonosuji’ 🎍
Common Name: Variegated Arrow Bamboo
Type: Running Bamboo | Variegated & Decorative 🌿 | Bold & Hardy 🌾
Pseudosasa japonica ‘Akebonosuji’ is a rare and eye-catching variegated form of Arrow Bamboo, showcasing broad green leaves streaked with striking white or creamy stripes 🎍🌿. With the same strong, upright growth as the standard P. japonica, this variety offers an extra layer of ornamental beauty, making it perfect for privacy screens, decorative hedges, or specimen plantings.
It grows 10–15 feet tall and forms dense clumps that provide both function and flair—especially in partially shaded areas where the variegation truly shines. A great choice for those wanting a unique bamboo that blends utility with visual impact 🏡🌱.
🌿 Key Features:
📏 Height: 10–15 ft (3–4.5 m)
📐 Spread: Running (use rhizome barrier or root pruning)
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 6–10
🎍 Growth Habit: Upright, dense, spreading
🌿 Culms: Strong, green
🍃 Foliage: Broad green leaves with creamy-white striping
🌤️ Light Requirements: Partial shade to full sun
🏡 Uses: Ornamental screens, unique hedges, feature planting
✅ Why Choose Pseudosasa japonica ‘Akebonosuji’?
🌿 Rare variegated bamboo with dramatic foliage
🎍 Excellent for elegant privacy screens or garden highlights
🍃 Large leaves for lush, tropical appearance
🏡 Perfect for shaded areas or bright focal points
✅ Hardy, fast-growing, and low-maintenance
Add bold contrast and refined texture to your garden with Pseudosasa japonica ‘Akebonosuji’—a unique bamboo that delivers both privacy and striking visual appeal 🎍🌿.
This unusual variegated form has some leaves highly variegated and some that are akebono style (whitish fading to light green; see Pseudosasa japonica ‘Akebono’). Often, however, most leaves can be green, requiring removal of some culms to maintain the plant variegation. Like the species, it is one of the best bamboos for a windy or seaside planting. It also makes an excellent screen, is a good choice for a container, and it is quite happy indoors. The leaves, 5 to 13 inches long by 1.75 inches wide, are much larger than the leaves of other hardy bamboos of similar size. The culm sheaths are persistent.
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