large bamboo with culms up to 5" in diameter, 70' tall and long, twisted branchew armed with sharp, hooked thorns. Makes an attractive c...Read Morelump from far away, but not a nice bamboo for most smaller gardens. Forms very dense clumps and tops arch a bit out creating a lot of shade. For me in southern California it was a pretty slow grower, but I started out with a 1 gallon pot. This species is flowering this year (2004). Leaves relatively small for size of plant
large bamboo with culms up to 5" in diameter, 70' tall and long, twisted branchew armed with sharp, hooked thorns. Makes an attractive c...Read More