Borinda macclureana U growing in extremely dry soils

growing in extremely dry soils once established

hummingbird-friendly flower heads of bluish-purple on very sturdy stalks to 4' tall

In our full sun rock garden

which serve as foils for the 5" flaming orange-red flowers with bright golden centers

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"