Fargesia scabrida Southwest Garden Plants deer-resistant native fern that is

deer-resistant native fern that is adaptable to moist sunny gardens as well as dry shade

and subsequently introduced to US commerce by Plant Delights Nursery in 2002

95-558) This 2008 Plant Delights introduction is from a cross involving Hosta 'Swoosh'

when I spied one plant that stood out from the others

Fargesia scabrida Southwest Garden Plants deer-resistant native fern that isFargesia scabrida is a relatively newly cultivated and highly coveted upright Chinese clumping bamboo. First described in the 1970s, plants of Fargesia scabrida from 8,800' elevation in Ping Wu county in Sichuan Province were finally imported to Holland by Jos van der Palen of Kimmei Nursery in 1997. Fargesia scabrida has a habit similar to Fargesia robusta as it forms a 12' tall clump prized for its large foliage and prominent leaf sheaths which