Henon Giant Gray Bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra ‘Henon’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6A-11 Find Your Zone
Type: Running
Height: 35 to 50′
Spread: 10’+ without control
Culm Diameter: 4-5″
Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade
Soil: Moist but Well drained, drought tolerant when established
Growth Rate: Fast
Description
One impressive bamboo, its fast growth rate, cold hardiness to -5° F, feather-like leaf pattern, and upright habit make the Henon Giant Grey Bamboo one of the finest choices for a grove or true bamboo forest. This stately giant is a highly adaptable and cold hardy variety with very erect olive green new canes that turn to a handsome and attractive dusty gray color with age. The 4 to 5 inch diameter canes can soar up to 50 feet or more in height to form a magnificent grove. Adaptable to most planting sites, Henon thrives in full sun to part shade, grows well in average to poor soil, and is known for its high drought tolerance once established. The wood is of high quality and used by many craftsmen.
Average Mature Height By USDA Zone
USDA Zone 7-11: 60 feet or more in height.
USDA Zone 6: 40 feet or more in height.
USDA Zone 5: average 18 feet height with moderate top damage during winter
Landscape & Other Uses
Containers/Pots: Good
Crafts: Good
Edible: Good
Hedge: Good
Indoor: Yes, 6 hours min. sun – PLEASE SEE: How To Grow Bamboo Plants Indoors
Ornamental: Good
Privacy Screen: Excellent
Specimen: In containers
Wood Quality: Good
Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Bamboo variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Henon Giant Bamboo is easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average to even low fertility and full sun to part shade. During the first growing season after planting, water as needed to keep soil around the plants moist, but not soggy or wet. When established, Henon is very drought tolerant.
PLEASE SEE: How To Grow Bamboo Plants Indoors
Henon Giant Gray is a running bamboo, which means it spreads. Bamboo can be controlled in a small area (a normal city yard) simply by mowing or stepping on the young shoots. New shoots of this bamboo are edible and can also used for culinary purposes and cooked, much like asparagus. Keep in mind that running bamboo only puts up new shoots for a short time each year. When they are “shooting,” the new plants are very fragile and easy to destroy. Root pruning or installing Bamboo Root Barrier are other methods to control spread.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Bamboo plants.
How To Grow Bamboo Plants Indoors
How To Plant Bamboo Plants In The Ground
How To Plant Bamboo Plants In Containers & Pots
How To Fertilize And Water Bamboo Plants
How To Prune Bamboo Plants
How To Stop The Spread Of Bamboo Plants
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Bamboo was extremely well packed and soil was still moist even though the shipment was delayed for snow half way through the shipping. Very healthy and doing well. A little shorter than expected though.———————————————-They grow pretty fast, will take off in the Spring! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
I’m very pleased with the packing, shipping and quality of the bamboo plants I ordered. They arrived in fine shape, planted easily and are growing very well! Recommended.———————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Ordered online and received promptly and in good health. The rest is my responsibility. Recommend.—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Shipped quickly and in good condition.———————————-We are so happy you are pleased with your purchase! Beth | WBG
Once again, came packaged PROPERLY! Very healthy. Fantastic plant. Wilson Bros Gardens is superior to any other on-line nursery I have tried!——————————–Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG 🙂
I initially ordered two and after seeing the size and how well they were shipped, I ordered two more. The second order had one box that was destroyed in transit. I called Wilson Bros and they immediately shipped me a replacement. I am very pleased with the Grey Henon Bamboo and would definitely order more.—————————-WBG Reply: Hi Loren, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Henon Giant Gray Bamboo. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Sorry for the shipping problem, but glad it was resolved!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
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