| Genus species | Comments |
Max Ht Ft |
Max Dia In |
Min Temp F |
Sun 5=full sun |
ABS Description | Price |
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| HIBANOBAMBUSA tranquillans 'Shiroshima' |
16.00 | 1.30 | 0 | 4 | This form has strikingly attractive leaves variegated in cream and green. The colors persist throughout the year. | N/A |
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| INDOCALAMUS tessellatus |
7.00 | 0.50 | -15 | 4 | Usually less than 4 feet tall, it can reach 10 ft and has the largest leaves of any bamboo in cultivation, up to 26 inches by 4 inches. Adapts easily to growing in pots. Does well in shade. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS aurea |
27.00 | 1.80 | 0 | 5 | The most commonly cultivated bamboo in the U.S., easily identified by one to several short internodes at the base of some of its culms. It is most invasive in areas with warm summers. May grow to 2.5 inch diameter in favorable locations. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS aurea 'Holochrysa' |
27.00 | 1.80 | 0 | 5 | Unlike the typical form whose culms stay green until old, these culms soon turn yellow, then golden orange. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' |
26.00 | 1.50 | -10 | 5 | The culms are yellow with a green groove, just opposite of the typical form. Smaller in hottest areas. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS bambusoides |
72.00 | 6.00 | 5 | 5 | The most utilized bamboo in Japan where it is valued for its large straight thick-walled culms. Flowered extensively in the 1970’s and many plants died. Most plants have regained their vegetative vigor. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS bambusoides 'Allgold' |
35.00 | 2.00 | 5 | 5 | The culms are entirely golden yellow except for an occasional thin green stripe. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS bambusoides 'Castillon' |
35.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | Golden yellow culms with green grooves and stripes. An occasional leaf is striped in cream. It died due to flowering, and a new clone with less leaf variegation, sometimes called 'McClure's Castillon', has been introduced. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS edulis 'Moso' |
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75.00 | 7.00 | 0 | 5 | Largest of the hardy bamboos. Young culms are covered with a velvety coat of soft hairs. The most used bamboo in China, used for food , timber, paper, plywood, and flooring. | 15 G - $125 |
| PHYLLOSTACHYS makinoi |
60.00 | 3.00 | -5 | 5 | Whitish green culms are covered with a bluish powder. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra |
Ordinarily we don't sell the
running species because we
consider them uncontrollable.
However, this is an exceptional
species. It does make a fine container plant.
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30.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | Culms turn jet black after the first 6 months to
one year. Popular because of its graceful habit and the sharp accent of
its culm color. Said to grow larger in northern climates. It is not
clear whether there is significant difference between some of the
clones. |
15 G - $125 |
| PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra 'Daikokuchiku' |
57.00 | 3.30 | 0 | 5 | A clone from California, claimed to be larger than the species, with culms supposedly turning black more rapidly than other clones. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra 'Hale' |
20.00 | 1.50 | -5 | 4 | Similar to the type, but smaller and hardier. Culms turn black almost immediately. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra 'Henon' |
65.00 | 3.50 | -5 | 5 | Culms totally green, usually much larger than 'Black Bamboo'. Distinctive looking culms are rough to the touch and whitish green. May be the 'mother' form. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra 'Punctata' |
60.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | A large form. Culms are spotted in the first year, purplish in the second, and black the third. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS viridis 'Robert Young' |
40.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | The culms and branches soon turn from sulfur green to old gold. Longitudinal green stripes of variable width mark many internodes. | N/A |
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| PHYLLOSTACHYS vivax 'Aureocaulis' |
70.00 | 5.00 | -5 | 5 | The culms turn yellow with a few narrow green stripes. | N/A |
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| PLEIOBLASTUS akebono |
2.00 | 0.30 | 10 | 3 | The small leaves, no more than 3 inches long by 1/2 inch wide, are often green shading to white to the tips. | N/A |
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| PLEIOBLASTUS argenteostriatus |
3.00 | 0.30 | 10 | 2 | The green leaves, which are more or less striped with white or yellow, are hairless on both surfaces. | N/A |
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| PLEIOBLASTUS chino 'Murakamiensis' |
10.00 | 0.80 | 10 | 3 | Leaves are highly variegated with white stripes; some are totally white. On average 25% of the leaf is green. | N/A |
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| PSEUDOSASA amabilis |
50.00 | 2.50 | 15 | 5 | The culms are straight, thick walled, non-prominent nodes, valued for its wood. Used for split bamboo fishing poles, decorative wood trim. Native to a very small area of China. | N/A |
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| QIONGZHUEA tumidissinoda |
20.00 | 1.30 | 10 | 4 | A rare Chinese bamboo noted for its inflated culm nodes. Used for walking sticks in Sichuan, and highly prized for dried shoots. | N/A |
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| SASA palmata |
7.00 | 0.50 | -5 | 2 | The thick, leathery leaves are up to 15 inches long by 21/2 inches wide. It does well in pots, looks best when grown in the shade. Grows taller in cool climates. | N/A |
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| SEMIARUNDINARIA fastuosa |
30.00 | 1.50 | -5 | 5 | Erect, straight culms make this a stately bamboo. After a time the culms turn from green to purplish brown. Culm internodes with branches at their base are narrowly grooved above the branches. | N/A |
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| SEMIARUNDINARIA fastuosa 'Viridis' |
35.00 | 1.50 | -5 | 5 | Similar to the above except that the culms remain green. | N/A |
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| SINOBAMBUSA tootsik 'Albostriata' |
30.00 | 1.50 | 10 | 4 | Similar to the type, but with yellowish white striped leaves. | N/A |
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