This is a list of the collection of bamboo varieties
that we have in the ground and in containers at our home/nursery
Last updated:   Monday, July 2, 2007

SPECIES       

HEIGHT

Culm

DESCRIPTION and OBSERVATIONS
Temperatures down to 26 degrees observed (Feb.2006)

MIN

Temp

 
Clumping  bamboo

 

Bambusa bambos
Giant Thorny

100 feet

7   inch

Fast growing, thick walled and armed with thorns.  New here in June 2007

25?

Bambusa beecheyana

 

50 feet

5   inch

Culms with short internodes.   Large plant much in demand.  Some thought to have potex virus.  Fast grower

 

21

Bambusa boniopsis

 

15 feet

1   inch

A small green bamboo from Hainan: a recent import.  Narrow leaves.  Nice accent plant

 

25?

Bambusa chungii

(Blue Bamboo)

30 feet

2   inch

Rare species - very rapid growing, White powdered canes give off beautiful blue hue (very prized) Fast cane producer. Has done extremely well here in Central Florida. Some of my clumps are tight while others are quite diffuse (sometimes one foot or more between culms). Highly recommended. Seems to tolerate some shade. Culms tend to arch at top.

21

Bambusa chungii

var. barbelatta

22 feet

1.5   inch

Smaller variation of B. chungii growing about 3/4 size of type. Received plants in fall of 2005. Doing very well

21

Bambusa cornigera

 

35 feet

3   inch

Not much know about this one.  Obtained in August 2006.  No data collected yet.

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Bambusa dissimulator

(Dragon’s Nest)

50 feet

3   inch

Giant tropical that produces many thick walled arching or erect tough culms with long branches.Good for construction material.  If a large hedge is needed, this is the one!  Branches everywhere! Has done extremely well here in Central Florida. Makes huge impenetrable hedge. Gnarly branches, hence name dragon's nest. Had to move it away from my house as it was growing so rapidly.

20

Bambusa dolichoclada heyata

(Blowpipe bamboo)

 

  Nice looking medium bamboo.  Did ok with 26 degrees

25

Bambusa dolichomerithalla

(Green Stripe)

35 feet

2   inch

Gold culms striped with green. Doing well in ground

15

Bambusa dolichomerithalla

(Silver Stripe)

35 feet

2   inch

Culms striped with silver. Introduced from Taiwan in 1980. Doing very well. Planted Summer of 2003

15

Bambusa emeiensis ‘Flavidorivens’

 

35 feet

2.5   inch

Beautiful yellow/ green with dark green stripes. Newer introduction. Doing well. Planted in Fall of 2002. Really very pretty variety. Appears to take some shade.

24

Bambusa emeiensis ‘Viridiflavus’

 

35 feet

2.5   inch

Beautiful green with broad yellow stripes on alternating internodes.  Newer introduction. Doing very well. Planted in Fall 2002. This one is sure to be a winner. Feb. 2006 Extremely vigirous grower and one of my favorite plants.

24

Bambusa eutuldoides viridi-

vittata

40 feet

2   inch

Beautiful yellow canes w/pronounced green stripe on alternate internodes. Truly one of the best looking bamboos.  (newer introduction). This is my pick for the best privacy hedge as it tends to retain many lower branches. Doing real well. One of my top 5 favorites. A nice medium sized fast cane producer with a slightly diffuse habit. New shoots appear reddish. Canes smooth to the touch. Contrasting colors on canes are well defined. Some leaves are veriegated with white stripes. My first planting was in the Fall of 2002.

18

Bambusa gibba

 

40 feet

2   inch

Nice medium size bamboo.  Somewhat like small B. oldhamii . Very vigorous.

25

Bambusa hirose

 

70 feet

4   inch

Similar to B. oldhamii but with thinner, stronger wood.  Should grow a little larger than oldhamii.  Obtained in August 2006.  No data yet

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Bambusa Heterostachya

(Taiwan variegated) (Maylay)

15 feet

1   inch

Grows “bush like” with lush highly variegated leaves. In a protected area, it actually retained most leaves at 26 degrees in 2006

28

Bambusa intermedius

 

25 feet

2   inch

Dark green with purple stripes. Planted in early Fall 2003. Seems vigorious No damage with 26 degrees in 2006

25?

Bambusa kennelworth

 

? feet

?   inch

From Austrailia.  Planted in May 2007

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Bambusa lako

(Black Timor)

60 feet

4   inch

Choice ornamental Beautiful black culms w/green stripes. Straight, Leafless lower culms. One of the best looking bamboos! May do well in some micro-climates in Central Florida. I had some specimens do far better than others in different parts of my yard. Most lost all leaves at 27 degrees but came back nicely.

28

Bambusa longispiculata

 

50 feet

4 inch

Green culm w/light green stripes near the base and rings of nodes.  Open clumps, straight thin walled culms with long internodes. Planted in Summer of 2003. Ok so far. No problem with 26 degrees in 2006

25

Bambusa luteostriata

30 feet

2 inch

Erect with full foliage on top.  Young leaves varigated white/green.  Canes green, with intermittent white stripes. Received in August 2006

28

Bambusa membranacea

 

70 feet

4 inch

A strong growing large bamboo with very straight culms forming loose clumps. Planted in Fall 2003. So far, so good. Containerized plants did ok.

25

Bambusa malingensis

(Seashore Bamboo)

35 feet

2.5 inch

Most salt tolerant, Erect tight clump. Vigorous growth when young.. Mine are doing very well. Seem to be very hardy. Did great through all of our hurricanes.

20

Bambusa multiplex

(Hedge Bamboo)

25 feet

1.5  inch

Fast growing, takes well to pruning. Tight clumps with bushy lower branches.  Very hardy for hedge or windbreak. An old standby here in Central Florida.

Probably the most common in the area.

18

Bambusa multiplex “Alphonse Karr” (Stripestem Bamboo)

25 feet

1.5 inch

More erect than parent. Yellow culms w/green strips. Lower 3rd leafless Moderate salt tolerance. Does real well in the area, but like most multiplex, is prone to sooty mold.

18

Bambusa multiplex “Alphonse Karr” (Midori)

25 feet

1.5 inch

Similar to 'Alphonse Karr" but with light green culms striped with dark green

18

Bambusa multiplex “Fernleaf”

 

20 feet

½ inch

Usually small in size with 10 to 20 closely spaced, two ranked leaves. Good for hedge. Nice unusual look for bamboo. Doesn't appear to be a real fast grower. Good next to pond or in garden.

18

Bambusa multiplex “Fernleaf” stripestem

12 feet

½ inch

Usually small in size with 10 to 20 closely spaced, two ranked leaves. Good for hedge. Similar to fernleaf but yellow canes with green stripes. Planted in Summer of 2003.

18

Bambusa multiplex 'Golden Goddess'

12 feet

½ inch

Great for hedge or wind screen Tight clumps.  Lots of foliage.  Moderate salt tolerance. Nice bushy plant. Here, I have them planted to hide a 6 foot fence.

18

Bambusa multiplex ‘Goldstripe’

 

25 feet

1½ inch

Mature green culms have a gold stripe that bleeds into the green. Like other multiplex, Does well in the area. Appears a little larger than B. multiplex.

18

Bambusa multiplex “Riviereorum

(Chinese Goddess)

6 feet

1/4 inch

Great for small hedge, tight clumps, delicate foliage, bush-like,  ok in containers. Good one for around a small pond or small garden.

18

Bambusa multiplex ‘Silverstripe’

 

28 feet

1½ inch

Mature green culms have a white stripe. Leaves sometimes striped.  Largest multiplex. Does real well in the area

18

Bambusa multiplex ‘Tiny Fern’

 

3 feet

1/4 inch

Great for real small hedge, tight clump,s delicate foliage, bush-like, ok in containers.

18

Bambusa mutabilis

(Emerald Bamboo)

40 feet

2   inch

Clumps like textilis Long internodes.  Classic oriental look. Appears to be in the B. textillis family. Fast growing with lots of canes.

22

Bambusa nutans

40 feet

3 inch

From Thailand. Medium height with nice size diamater canes. Nodes have white ring below them. Plants from seedlings.

25?

Bambusa oldhamii

(Oldham’s Bamboo)

(Giant Timber)

50 feet

5   inch

Erect rapid growing, Spectacular tall hedge, Delicious shoots  Moderate salt tolerance. This is the large bamboo found in most of Florida’s theme parks. Another of my top 5 bamboos for the area. Fast growing and tall, this one has it all. The largest bamboo that will grow without cold worries in Central Florida with up to 5" diameter canes. If I could only have one bamboo variety in this area....this would be the one!

20

Bambusa oliveriana

45 feet

2 inch

Densely Clumping with thick walled glossey culms. Planted in Fall 2006.

25 ?

Bambusa pervariabilis

33 feet

2.5 inch

Erect, thick walled culms with lower branching. Used to make farm tools
and punting poles in China Planted in Fall of 2003 and doing well. Did ok with 26 degrees in 2006

25?

Bambusa sp ‘Polymorpha’

  

65 feet

6 inch

Just got this one on 18 August 2006.  will keep in pots for awhile to observe.  We strive to find and try any bamboo that may do well in Area.  This is an example.

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Bambusa pervariabilis ‘Viridistriata’ (Sunburst)

33 feet

2.5 inch

Highly variegated, extremely attractive. Small leaves, straight canes. A must for collectors! Fast cane producer!! Another of my top 5 picks. Due to its cold hardiness, Central Florida's answer to B. vulgaris 'vittata'. Branches low for nice large screen or easily trimmed to show off gorgeous canes.

25

Bambusa sp 'Richard Waldron'

20 feet

.5   inch

This bamboo was introduced to the area by a friend of mine who has since passed away. Richard was the area's bamboo authority and will be missed by many. No one has been able to identify this particular species and it is named in his memory. The bamboo is a very tight clumper that hasn't reached 10 feet in the two and a half years it has been in the ground here. It is very erect with many small canes. This could be used for any type of screen or tight hedge. It is a very attractive addition to the bamboo world. Bamboo had no problem with 26 degrees.

20

Bambusa sinospinosa

(Chineese Thorny)

70 feet

5 inch

Thorny bamboo with small leaves and interlaced thorny low branches. Impenetrable hedge. If you want to keep out "thorny" neighbors, this is the one for you. Planted in Spring 2003 and doing nicely.

20

Bambusa sp. 'Nana

? feet

? inch

A medium size timber bamboo from Thailand.  Straight and strong.  Planted in Fall of 2006

28 ?

Bambusa sp. Polymorpha

65 feet

6 inch

Green culms densley covered with greyish silky hair.  Planted in Summer of 2006

25 ?

Bambusa textilis

(Weavers Bamboo)

40 feet

2   inch

Dense tight vertical clump. Great for large hedge due to tight clump. Another mainstay of Central Florida.

18

Bambusa textiles sp. dwarf

(Dwarf Weavers Bamboo)

20 feet

1   inch

Dwarf version of Textilis. Good for hedge or windbreak . Cultivar from B. textilis seeds.  Feb 2006 about 12 feet in height....still nice and small compared to other B. textilis.

18

Bambusa textilis glabra

33 feet

1 inch

Similar to 'gracillis but with glabrous culms.

18

Bambusa textilis gracilis

(Graceful Bamboo)

25 feet

1   inch

Dense tight vertical clump. Nodding tops. Great for large hedge due to tight clump. The name graceful is right for this one. Fast grower with many canes. For those who like the look of B. textillis but don't quite have the space.

18

Bambusa textilis 'Scranton'

 

30 feet

2   inch

A more open clumper with shorter branches.  No data yet

18

Bambusa textilis wong chuk

(Royal Bamboo)

(Kanapaha)

45 feet

2.5 inch

Elegant bamboo in a class of it’s own! Straight canes, when mature devoid of foliage on lower third, so beautiful canes are visible. Another in my top 5 favorites. Great plant for the Central Florida area. Cultivar comes from Kanapaha Gardens, Gainesville. Great focal point plant instead of a palm tree due to