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Mexican Weeping Bamboo

Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum

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Overview

Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea acuminata aztecorum) offers a graceful aesthetic with its arching, delicate canes and feathery foliage. This clumping bamboo reaches heights of 15-20 feet and spreads 10-15 feet wide. Preferring full sun to partial shade, it thrives in well-drained soil and is drought-tolerant once established. Ideal for creating soft screens and adding movement to the landscape, it's a versatile ornamental plant for zones 8-11.

Sun Full, Half, ShadeWater MediumZones 9–11Type BambooClimate Arid
Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — This clumping bamboo reaches heights of 15-20 feet and spreads 10-15 feet wide

Culture

Sun
Full, Half, Shade
Water
Medium
USDA zones
9–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Bamboo
Family
Poaceae
Climate
Arid

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Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — Regular watering is important
Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — Mexican Weeping Bamboo is adaptable in USDA Hardiness Zones 8 through 11; ideal for creating soft screens
Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — clumping bamboo that is native to the forests of central and southern Mexico
Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — delicate canes and feathery foliage; mexican Weeping Bamboo is adaptable in USDA Hardiness Zones 8
Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — delicate canes and feathery foliage
Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — clumping bamboo that is native to the forests of central and southern Mexico; botanically known as Otatea
Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — tropical aesthetic.<br><br>Growing between 15 to 20 feet in height with a spread of about 6 to 10 feet
Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — Preferring full sun to partial shade, it thrives in well-drained soil and is drought-tolerant once
Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — delicate leaves that hang from thin
Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — it's a versatile ornamental plant for zones 8-11; delicate leaves that hang from thin
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