CLUMPING Bamboos
Bambusa Oldhamii
Giant Timber Bamboo
CONTROLLED HEIGHT
15 – 25 feet
UNCOTROLLED HEIGHT
20 – 55 feet
GROWTH HABIT
Fast growing. Broadleaf tropical.
STEM DIAMETER
4 inches
HARDINESS
20 F
(-7 C)
GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS
Densely foliaged, erect clumps. Good for big dense screens.
Bambusa Ventricosa
Buddha’s Belly Bamboo
CONTROLLED HEIGHT
3 – 6 feet
UNCOTROLLED HEIGHT
15 – 30 feet
GROWTH HABIT
Fast growing. Broadleaf tropical.
STEM DIAMETER
2 inches
HARDINESS
20 F
(-7 C)
GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS
Produces swollen clumps when grown in tubs or in poor dryish soil. Otherwise a giant bamboo with straight culms.
Bambusa multiplex Golden Goddess
Golden Goddess Bamboo
CONTROLLED HEIGHT
6 – 8 feet
UNCOTROLLED HEIGHT
6 – 10 feet
GROWTH HABIT
Non-invasive. Fountain like habit of growth.
STEM DIAMETER
½ inch
HARDINESS
15 F
(-9 C)
GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS
Golden-stemmed variety with dense, arching growth. Good container plant. Give tops room to spread.
Bambusa multiplex ‘Alphonse Karr’
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
CONTROLLED HEIGHT
8 – 10 feet
UNCOTROLLED HEIGHT
15 – 35 feet
GROWTH HABIT
Non-invasive. Fountain like habit of growth.
STEM DIAMETER
½ - 1 inch
HARDINESS
15 F
(-9 C)
GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS
Branches from base to top. Dense growth. Culms stripped green on yellow. New culms pinkish green.
Fargesia angustissima ‘Green Jewel’
Green Jewel Fountain Bamboo
CONTROLLED HEIGHT
12 – 15 feet
UNCONTROLLED HEIGHT
13 – 19 feet
GROWTH HABIT
Non-invasive. Best in partial shade
STEM DIAMETER
½ inch
HARDINESS
-15 F
(-12 C)
GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS
Green culms and leaves. Good for hedge in partially shaded areas. Water well.
Fargasia robusta
Green Screen Bamboo
CONTROLLED HEIGHT
12 – 15 feet
UNCONTROLLED HEIGHT
18 – 20 feet
GROWTH HABIT
Non-invasive. Fountain like habit of growth.
STEM DIAMETER
1 inch
HARDINESS
-2 F
(-19 C)
GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS
Lush, upright clumps. Broad leaf. Needs some shade in hotter climates. White sheathes on new growth.
Fargasia rufa
fargasia bamboo
CONTROLLED HEIGHT
6 – 8 feet
UNCONTROLLED HEIGHT
12 – 15 feet
GROWTH HABIT
Non-invasive. Fountain like habit of growth.
STEM DIAMETER
½ inch
HARDINESS
-20 F
(-29 C)
GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS
Culms sheaths orange- red. Good as specimen, hedge.
Phyllostachys nigra
Black Bamboo
CONTROLLED HEIGHT
4 – 8 feet
UNCONTROLLED HEIGHT
10 – 30 feet
GROWTH HABIT
Fast growing. More/less vertical growth. Should be contained.
STEM DIAMETER
2 inches.
HARDINESS
0 F
(-18 C)
GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS
New clumps are green, turning black in second year.
Where summers are hot, does best in afternoon shade.
RUNNING Bamboo
