I was going to upload photos of Fargesia dracocephala Rufa that arrived today. In our db, there are listings for Fargesia dracocephala (Dragon's Head), Fargesia Rufa (Hardy Bamboo), and Fargesia Rufa 'Green Panda' (
http://garden.org/plants/searc... ,
http://garden.org/plants/searc...) but none for Fargesia dracocephala Rufa which is the name used by Santa Rosa Gardens (
http://www.santarosagardens.co... ). To further complicate matters, it appears that they are selling Rufa "Green Panda" - a smaller version of Rufa but this is not my issue at the moment (They reference 'Green Panda' as the common name in their description). Bamboo Gardens (
http://www.bamboogarden.com/Fa... ) has it listed as Fargesia sp Rufa (aka Fargesia dracocephala 'Rufa' ) and notes that there is now belief that Fargesia sp Rufa = Fargesia dracocephala (Dragon's Head). Upon further research, I came across this item @
http://bamboo-identification.c... . To quote them:
"Dragon’s Head Bamboo: Fargesia dracocephala
It would appear that the bamboo widely cultivated as F. dracocephala for about 15 years has been misidentified. That species has now been named F. apicirubens, and it is time for the real F. dracocephala to stand up. It is cultivated in western gardens as well, but has also been grown under an incorrect name, F. rufa, partly because the correct name, F. dracocephala was already in use, being misapplied to F. apicirubens....... "
The article goes in depth to all of the issues with the naming and mis-naming of the cultivars so I now understand the terminology used by Santa Rosa. So, my question is... should there be listings for all 3 (as is current) or should Fargesia Rufa be listed as Fargesia dracocephala (aka Fargesia 'Rufa') with a separate entry below that for the smaller version 'Green Panda'. If not, under which of the 3 should I upload photos to?
I apologize for being
and
again but I am in desperate need of help
