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 9–11Climate Arid

Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea acuminata aztecorum) offers a graceful aesthetic with its arching

Culture

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

Shape & size

Classification

Family: Poaceae
Climate: Arid

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Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — This clumping bamboo reaches heights of 15-20 feet and spreads 10-15 feet wide; consider its mature size

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) — Preferring full sun to partial shade, it thrives in well-drained soil and is drought-tolerant, image 27

Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — Ideal for creating soft screens and adding movement to the landscape; this non-invasive species is

Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — it's a versatile ornamental plant for zones 8-11; delicate leaves that hang from thin

Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — botanically known as Otatea acuminata aztecorum; bamboo for full or half or shade

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) — This non-invasive species is appreciated for its gently arched; particularly during dry spells

Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — tropical aesthetic.<br><br>Growing between 15 to 20 feet in height with a spread of about 6, image 33

Mexican Weeping Bamboo (Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum) — Mexican Weeping Bamboo is adaptable in USDA Hardiness Zones 8 through 11; ideal for creating soft screens

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