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Alphonse Karr Bamboo |
Bambusa multiplex `Alphonse Karr` - Great for hedges or tall screens. As a hedge can be maintained at 8 to 10 feet tall. Attractive culms brilliantly striped green on yellow with new growth pinkish and green. Non-invasive. Evergreen. Full to partial sun. Fast-growing to 15 to 35 feet tall, forms large clumps. Division. Clumping.
Fast growing to 15 to 35 ft. tall, forms large clumps.Great for hedges or tall screens. As a hedge can be maintained at 8 to 10 ft. tall. Attractive stems brilliantly striped green on yellow with new growth pinkish and green. Non-invasive.
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Bambusa multiplex `Golden Goddess` |
Golden Goddess Bamboo - he perfect bamboo for smaller gardens, can be easily maintained at under 8 feet tall. Good container or screen plant. Graceful, arching form for tropical or oriental effect. Non-invasive. Evergreen. Full to partial sun. Clump-forming, to 6 to 10 feet tall. Division. Clumping. |
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Bambusa Oldhamii |
Giant Timber Bamboo - Grows quickly to 15 m. New culms are covered with a white bloom which persists for the first year, gradually turn through green to yellow in full sun. In Taiwan this is the major shoot producing bamboo. New shoots emerge in summer and autumn to reach their full height in just a few months. The lower part of the clump is bare of foliage exposing the thick green culms. |
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Bambusa textilis |
Bambusa textilis - A stately, upright giant timber clumper which grows 20 to 30' tall in northern California and taller in the south. Forms a very tight column of elegant, blue powdered, 1 1/2 - 2" blue-green canes, shaded by well foliated, arching tops. Excellent for either screening or free standing ornamental. Hardy to 16 degrees. Considered a choice bamboo for weaving because of its strong yet pliable fibers and the absence of prominent culm nodes. |
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Bambusa tuldoides 'Ventricosa' |
Buddha Belly Bamboo - Culms have swollen nodes on this unique clump-forming bamboo. Swelling more apparent when plant is stressed due to dry soil or when contained. Rich green foliage held in whorls. Excellent screen or windbreak, handsome in containers. Full sun. Evergreen. When contained, to 5 to 7 feet tall; naturalized it is a vigorous grower to 35 to 45 feet and more tall. Division. Clumping. |
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Bambusa Vulgaris ‘Vittata’ |
Painted Bamboo - Open clumping pattern spaced a foot or so apart. Golden Yellow culms with green vertical stripes that look like dripping paint. Very popular ornamental. Giant clumper, non-invasive. |
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Beechey Bamboo |
Bambusa beecheyana - This large, arching bamboo has thick-walled culms with short internodes. When it is young its culms are covered with white powder. Its edible shoots are prized for their flavor. Clump bamboos have underground stems that sprout vertical shoots much closer to their parent plants, growing slowly outward. Clumpers tend to be tropical or subtropical. Bamboo has many uses worldwide from building materials to paper. |
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Fargesia robusta |
Green Screen Bamboo - Fargesia robusta is a good choice for a clumping bamboo that can create a narrow screen, being taller, more upright, and more robust than Fargesia nitida and Fargesia murielae. This species has dark green foliage and light green culms, with new shoots that are hairy and rusty red upon emergence from the ground in early spring. The culm sheaths persist and soon fade to a light color, almost white, giving the culms a very attractive checkerboard look in the spring through early summer. |
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Otatea acuminata aztecorum |
Mexican Weeping Bamboo - Arching culms topped by graceful weeping branches holding narrow leaves giving an overall lacy look to this rare ornamental bamboo. Useful for tall, dense screens or single accents where space allows. Evergreen. Full to partial sun. Fast-growing to 15 to 20 feet tall, clumping. Division. |
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Phyllostachys aurea |
Golden Bamboo - One of the most common bamboos in the United States, and for a good reason: although usually not very tall, it is one of the strongest and most useful. Growing rigidly upright, this bamboo is one of the best for hedges and for planting next to driveways and walkways. |
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Phyllostachys Nigra |
Black Bamboo - A magnificent looking bamboo that will look outstanding in just about any situation .Although it is a running species, with proper site preparation and some maintenance it will be suitable for many locations. Small dark green leaves contrast superbly with its shiny black culms |