From northern China, this rare form of Fargesia was collected by a Swiss Bamboo collector as a seedling from Jiuzhaigou Park innorthern Sichuan and later imported to the United States from Europe. It is similar to ‘Jiuzhaigou I’, but is taller than this closely named selection, getting up to 15 feet tall at maturity. Even better, the culms of this exciting selection turn a fantastic shade of red when grown in full sun.Each stalk is a slim .75 inches in diameter but is woody enough to be cut and dried and used as garden stakes. While you might marvel about this ability, what you really are interested in is its landscape presence and ‘Jiuzhaigou Genf’ is a standout as a tall growing, clumping specimen or grouped to form a graceful, rare and exciting tall screen planting. Very hardy, this selection is best grown in full to a half day sun for best looking color and foliage. It loves moist, well drained soil and is virtually pest free making it maintenance free once established and, like all Fargesia types, is non-invasive.