Phyllostachys  'Spectabilis', Giant  bamboo

This giant bamboo is one of the most cold hardy of the large bamboos and is a very popular bamboo. It could reach up to 16 m.

The Golden bamboo is cold resistant down to at least -18°C, but its rhizome could survive after at least -25°C. However, in colder areas, where temperatures regularily drop below -18°C, this bamboo could hardly get taller than 8-10 meters, after many years. In areas outside of the temperature inversions in southern Bulgaria, the Golden  bamboo could reach its full potential and more than 12 meters of height.

It is important to regularily water and fertilize the bamboo. This bamboo tolerates lime soil quite well.

All photos are from our experimental filield in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, zone 7b. We grow this bamboo there for more than 7 year

Phyllostachys  'Aureа', Giant  bamboo

This giant bamboo is one of the most cold hardy of the large bamboos and is a very popular bamboo. It could reach up to 16 m.

The Golden bamboo is cold resistant down to at least -18°C, but its rhizome could survive after at least -25°C. However, in colder areas, where temperatures regularily drop below -18°C, this bamboo could hardly get taller than 8-10 meters, after many years. In areas outside of the temperature inversions in southern Bulgaria, the Golden  bamboo could reach its full potential and more than 12 meters of height.

It is important to regularily water and fertilize the bamboo. This bamboo tolerates lime soil quite well.

All photos are from our experimental filield in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, zone 7b. We grow this bamboo there for more than 7 year

Black Bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra

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Chamaedorea elegans, The Parlour Palm, Neanthe bella palm

A great and fast growing palm for low light indoor use. Non demanding and beautiful - the ideal choice for any home.

Nandina domestica, Heavenly bamboo, Sacred bamboo from Botanical garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Nandina is evergreen and cold-resistant shrub with beautiful red berries and interesting color of leaves. Its bloom in summer is nondescript, but subsequently formed fruits, give gentle beauty of the plants until late autumn.

In our botanical garden, Nandina plants overwintered without a problem in several freezing winters since 2001 at temperatures below -20 degrees Celsius.