Bambusa Species, Golden Hawaiian Bamboo, Painted Bamboo, Striped Bamboo

I'm at the top of Zone 9 in Pass Christian, Ms. I planted B, vulgaris on my land knowing it would top freeze each winter, but hoping it ...Read Morewould accumulate enough root mass in a few tears to grow to a worthy size, After about 5 years, it was only 3 ft. tall. with culms about the diameter of a pencil lead. I filled a 25 gal pot with professional soil mix, and snuggled it against the west wall of my house to let it absorb radiant escaped heat during freezes. A year later it was 15 ft, tall. Two yrs. later, over 20 ft. with culms thicker than a golf ball. Eger to see it's growth this year. This is another plant people said can't grow here. Creative thinking works . A few degrees can make a big difference ! Surely the better soil helped too.

Grew this palm easily here in Southern California and it is a very reliable grower.. however, it is a bit of a leaner, and can create a h...Read Moreuge dark shade over your garden as it matures... be sure this is really what you want before planting it. It is basically the green form of the much more popular striped Bambusa vulgaris (vitatta), which also makes for a massive tight bunch of culms that tend to arch and shade out the garden area around it.

This is common throughout the tropical world, but is quite a stunning plant when fully mature. Its culms stay a glossy dark green for qui...Read Morete a while, and can grow huge. One of the easiest bamboos to propagate. *As with many of the larger bamboos, by chopping out the old culms, you can get it to mature to larger size culms faster. When fully grown, around four or so is a good number that will keep its diameter large, and its footprint manageable.*