Mid-Atlantic Clumper?

[RazinCane]

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Fargesia or Thamnocalamus in the Mid-Atlantic region. I wanted to know whether they take the summer heat and do they do well and what steps if any did you take to help accommodate them. Thanks.

[Mark_NoVA]

I tried Thamnocalamus tessellatus once and it did not survive the winter. I grow a couple of Fargesia in shade and part-shade; they survive OK but look very thin in the winter, and overall are not nearly as attractive as my runners, in my personal view. Zone 7a, VA outside of DC.

[moriphen]

I'm also zone 7a but farther north. I have 2 T. tessellatus exposed to 6-7 hrs of morning sun. They have survived the winter with no leaf loss and and are shooting for the second time this year. (aborted the crazy snow shoots) They are both planted in peat moss /w dirt wood chips and dog excrement mixed in. I also have several fargesia's all are exposed to at least 6 hours of sunlight, they experienced mixed leaf loss from none to 40%, shooting has occurred on some plants. Soil around the fargesia's is naturally littered with liriodendron tulipifera debris resulting in moist acidic soil. I also have a grouping of Chusquea but frankly I would not consider them unless you had the cash to burn. In the end I would go with the tried and true F. rufa and if you like how it handles your local climate experiment from there.

M