Fargesia Viking
Fargesia Viking
Fargesia Viking
Fargesia Viking
Fargesia nitida x murielae Viking ®
Fountain Bamboo, Chinese Fountain Bamboo
Very beautiful bamboo, very dense and compact with lovely light green leaves.
Thomas, 25/08/2023
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Description
The Fargesia Viking is an excellent non-invasive bamboo variety selected for its exceptional vigor. It quickly forms dense clumps and has a slight trailing habit creating an umbrella-like shape. Under the mass of its intense, evergreen foliage, young culms first appear violet-blue and quickly turn dark purple before maturing to a brown hue. Viking variety is resistent to -21°C (-5.8 °F). These qualities make it ideal for creating effective hedges or privacy screens; and like all Fargesia species, it slowly spreads over the years without becoming invasive.
The Fargesia Viking belongs to the poaceae family, a type of woody-stemmed grass that grows from a non-invasive rhizomatous rootstock, known as a clump-forming habit. In this type of bamboo, the very short internode rhizomes develop slowly at the periphery of the expanding but dense clump, without becoming bare in the center. Viking is a recent Dutch horticultural hybrid resulting from a cross-breeding between F. murielae 'Wilson' and F. nitida no.1. These plants, native to the Chinese mountains, form dense clumps that can reach 3-4 m (9 ft 10 in-13 ft 1 in) in height, depending on growing conditions. Over time, its habit becomes slightly trailing at the top of the clump. Its prolific growth averages 40-50 cm (15.7-19.7 in) per year as a minimum. Eventually the plant will spread over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) on the ground. The upright culms form a very dense, almost impenetrable vertical screen reaching 2 cm (0 and 0.8 in) in diameter. The evergreen foliage has dark purple culms when young, turning brown when mature. The abundant lanceolate leaves, are distributed on the upper half of the plant, vibrant green green in colour with a satin finish. Older growth will fall throughout the year, especially in autumn.
The Fargesia Viking is a very densely stemmed, fast growing evergreen, perfect for creating a windbreak or effective screen. It integrates well with shrub beds such as conifers, evergreen Prunus, or Japanese maples. Some perennials like large grasses, giant cannas, and tall dahlias (Dahlia imperialis) will also be good companions for this magnificent bamboo. To add surprising foliage interest during the summer, it can be paired, for example, with a viticella-type clematis with red flowers ('Madame Julia Correvon', purpurea 'Plena Elegans', 'Avant-garde') whose stems will twine around the culms, blending their small foliage naturally into the lush vegetation of the Viking bamboo.
Fargesia Viking in pictures
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Botanical data
Fargesia
nitida x murielae
Viking ®
Poaceae
Fountain Bamboo, Chinese Fountain Bamboo
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
The Fargesia Viking prefers partial shade, although it tolerates full sun and denser shade well, excessive dry exposure should be avoided. This bamboo is best planted in spring or autumn in rich, well drained, limestone-free soils. If necessary, replace the soil in your garden with good horticultural compost and topsoil. To create a hedge, use 80cm (31.5 in) spacing between plants. Mature specimens require about 20 liters of water per week during hot periods and 10 liters the rest of the year. If planted in a pot, watering should be monitored especially when the foliage is abundant. From early March to mid-April, apply 2 handfuls of lawn fertilizer at the base of the plant to encourage lush growth. This bamboo will tolerate pruning well. Slugs can devour young shoots. Like all other Fargesia, this non-spreading bamboo does not require the installation of anti-rhizome barriers when planting. It keeps its green foliage all winter and loses some leaves throughout the year, more so in late autumn.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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