Fargesia 'Rufa', sometimes also sold under the name Gansu 95-1 or incorrectly as Fargesia rufa

Fargesia rufa

Fargesia rufa is a woody bamboo native to western China. It is known in Chinese as qingchuan jianzhu , meaning "Qingchuan Fargesia", Qingchuan being a county within the prefecture-level city of Guangyuan in the north of Sichuan. It is found at high elevations in the north of this province as well...

(which is a distinct species), is a commonly cultivated form of bamboo

Bamboo

Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....

. Its origin is somewhat mysterious, but morphological evidence seems to suggest that it is a cultivar of Fargesia dracocephala

Fargesia dracocephala

Fargesia dracocephala is a woody bamboo native to central China. It is known in Chinese as longtou jianzhu , meaning dragon head Fargesia. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek and has the same meaning. It is found at high elevations in the south of Gansu, western Hubei, southern...

. It was introduced into the western horticultural trade in 1995 from the Gansu Province in northwest China

China

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