Borinda macclureana U growing in extremely dry soils

growing in extremely dry soils once established

This German introduction was discovered and named by the late Bob Hayes of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

a splendid addition to an average/moist site in the woodland garden and a great way to fool the neighborhood gardening know-it-all

In our full sun rock garden

Manihot grahamii does reseed a bit if allowed to mature

Borinda macclureana U growing in extremely dry soilsBorinda macclureana is another species of clumping bamboos that has thrived in our hot, humid summers. This offering originated from a Keith Rushford collection from 11,000' elevation in Tibet. We planted our first trial plants of Borinda macclureana in 2007 it's thrived since. Our plants in full sun for a few hours each day actually look far better than our clump in shade. Borinda macclureana matures at 20' tall as a slightly arching clump with 10"