{"product_id":"fargesia-black-dragondemissa-gerry-copy","title":"Fargesia Black Dragon(Demissa ‘Gerry’) 10ltr","description":"\u003cp\u003eName\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFargesia Black Dragon (Demissa 'Gerry')\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will receive a 10ltr pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFargesia Black Dragon is a very refined plant with a vertical, tidy open habit. \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eIt has dark purple\/Black culms and grey-green slim leaves. A very versatile plant and can be used as a screen, windbreak, lawn specimen or as a pot plant. It is a clumping bamboo that can reach 2-3m in height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlanting and Care\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePosition in semi shade. Plant with the addition of some organic matter and water in well. Do not let the plant dry out in the first six months, and after this if it's in the ground it should look after itself. Pots of bamboo will continue to need watering. The best food a bamboo can have is its own dead leaves and culm sheaths so leave them to mulch the base of the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlanting position\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNitida is best grown in semi shade, but will happily grow in a  sunny site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny reasonable soil is ok, add organic matter to help the bamboo establish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContainer growing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs nitida is a clump forming bamboo it is suited to growing in a pot. Use a good loam-based compost, don't let it dry out and feed regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight and Spread\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Bamboo can reach 12ft\/4m in height. It is clump forming and should spread about 1m in ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desert to Jungle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56380211102081,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/8696\/9170\/files\/IMG-8786.heic?v=1724320597","url":"https:\/\/deserttojungle.com\/products\/fargesia-black-dragondemissa-gerry-copy","provider":"Desert to Jungle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}