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  Malay Pygmy
 
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Botanical name
Pogonatherum paniceum.

Origin
Malaysia.

Characteristics
This is not bamboo but a grass. We include it here because it is a clumping type and there are no clumping bamboo in this landscaping niche. A versatile plant with very fine and long, bright green leaves. Forms a dense mound of foliage to 400 mm high.

Use
Grow it next to your waterfall. Plant it along a border for a soft line of greenery. Looks great in containers.

Requirements
Needs constant moisture but can handle sun or shade. Drying out is the end of it. Even suitable for indoors.
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Malay Pygmy Bamboo. Click on the zoom icon to see a larger image of this species (Approximate size is 85 Kb.) Click to go to Malay Pygmy Bamboo Large1 - 85 Kb.
Price retail includes GST
200mm pot 0.4m - view stock $25
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Interest
I first saw this plant growing indoors and looking lovely. Now I know it likes water. Soft, long foliage. A small, non-invasive bamboo like plant.
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Look out. Response in frosty conditions is unknown. Does well in Sydney.