Himalayacalamus

Himalayacalamus is a genus of Asian bamboo found growing at lower altitudes of the Himalaya in Bhutan, Tibet, India, and Nepal

Himalayacalamus porcatus

The Nepalese Blue Bamboo comes from the Himalayas and has blue-grey finger size culms.

Himalayacalamus falconeri ‘Damarapa’

Candy Stripe Bamboo

Is the most spectacular of the coloured bamboos with green, white and pink striations.

Himalayacalamus hookerianus

Rare in cultivation. Culms have blue wax turning to dark blue to purple as temperatures approach freezing. Introduced from Darjeeling to Kew in 1896.