Bambusa multiplex Riviereorum Endangered Plants In marginal climates

In marginal climates

True blue flowers are produced from spring to frost and they are highly favored by hummingbirds

These can be treated with a beneficial bacteria product like Dipel

Salvia greggii and its close cousin Salvia microphylla and hybrids between the two

The 2' wide

Bambusa multiplex Riviereorum Endangered Plants In marginal climatesWe have long adored this heat loving, deer resistant, fine leaf clumping bamboo and still find it strangely underused in southeastern gardens. Bambusa multiplex 'Riviereorum' is a 10' clumper that dies back to the ground at 8 degrees F, but returns late the next summer when the heat builds. In colder climates, Bambusa multiplex 'Riviereorum' can be grown as an ornamental grass and cut to the ground in early spring. When winter temperatures stay above