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| Clumper/Runner |
| Arundinaria | Genus of small to medium size hardy running bamboos, with numerous branches at each node and persistent culm sheaths. New shoots in spring. Native to the US only. All other species should be moved to different genera. |
Arundinaria
gigantea |
RIVER CANE |
20.00 |
1.00 |
-10 |
5 |
Native to the U.S. Once grew from Georgia and Texas to Maryland and Ohio. |
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| Runner |
Arundinaria
tecta |
SWITCH CANE |
6.00 |
0.50 |
-10 |
5 |
Similar to A. gigantea but generally smaller. It differs in persistent culm sheaths, air channels in its rhizomes, and can grow in wet ground. |
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| Runner |
| Bambusa | Genus of tropical and subtropical clumping bamboos, usually giant, with numerous branches at a node, one or three much larger than the rest. New shoots appear in late summer or fall in their native areas. |
Bambusa
balcooa |
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60.00 |
6.00 |
25 |
5 |
From India. Tangled clumps make harvest difficult. Strong, used for construction, crafts, shoots. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
bambos |
GIANT THORNY |
100.00 |
7.00 |
30 |
5 |
Fast growing, thick-walled, soft. Lower branches are long, wiry and armed with thorns. Edible shoots. Used for paper in India. |
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Bambusa
beecheyana |
BEECHEY BAMBOO |
50.00 |
5.00 |
21 |
5 |
Culms with short internodes generally arch strongly and are covered with white powder when young. Big thick-walled culms; edible shoots in much demand. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
blumeana |
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60.00 |
4.00 |
30 |
5 |
A tall thorny bamboo from India and Indonesia where used for building material, baskets and edible shoots. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
boniopsis |
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15.00 |
1.00 |
28 |
5 |
A small green bamboo from Hainan; a recent import. Narrow leaves. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
burmanica |
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50.00 |
4.00 |
32 |
5 |
Strong, nearly solid culms. Leaves up to 12 by 2 inches. Dense clumps, shrubby, lower branches spiny. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
chungii var. barbelatta |
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22.00 |
1.50 |
21 |
5 |
Grows to about 3/4 the size, with lighter ring of hair around new culm nodes and looser culm sheath blade. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
dissimulator |
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50.00 |
3.00 |
25 |
5 |
A giant tropical, produces many thick walled, arching or erect, tough culms with long branches. |
Bambusa dissemulator |
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Bambusa
dolichoclada 'Stripe' |
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65.00 |
4.00 |
25 |
5 |
A beautiful giant from Taiwan. The culms are a waxy yellow with dark green stripes. |
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Bambusa
dolichomerithalla 'Green stripe' |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
25 |
5 |
This cultivar has yellow-green culms striped with dark green. Introduced in 1980 from Taiwan. |
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Bambusa
dolichomerithalla 'Silverstripe' |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
25 |
5 |
This cultivar has culms striped with silver. Introduced in 1980 from Taiwan. |
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Bambusa
eutuldoides 'Viridivittata' |
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25.00 |
1.00 |
21 |
5 |
Yellow culms with varying dark green stripes. New shoots have pink and peach tones. Low branching. |
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Bambusa
gibba |
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25.00 |
2.00 |
32 |
5 |
Side branches often have soft spines. It is used as a fence; oil is extracted from the culms. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
intermedia |
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40.00 |
3.00 |
25 |
5 |
Dark green with purple stripes. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
lako |
TIMOR BLACK |
50.00 |
3.50 |
28 |
5 |
Shiny culms green through brown to purple-black with some bold green or pale yellow stripes. Erect culm sheath blades on nearly hairless shoots. Flowers in US prove it to be Bambusa. From Timor. |
Gigantochloa atroviolacea 'Timor Black' |
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Bambusa
malingensis |
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35.00 |
2.50 |
21 |
5 |
An attractive medium-size tropical, produces many culms each year, taller under trees. Reportedly tolerates wind well. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex |
HEDGE BAMBOO |
25.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Each node bears a large number of branches down to the culm base, making a dense hedge. Hardiest of the Bambusa. |
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Bambusa
multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Similar to the species, but the culms and branches are bright yellow with irregular longitudinal narrow dark green stripes. New shoots and culms are often reddish. |
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Bambusa
multiplex 'Fernleaf' |
FERNLEAF BAMBOO |
20.00 |
0.50 |
18 |
5 |
Usually small in size with 10 to 20 closely spaced, two ranked leaves. Often culms come up that have reverted to the larger leaves. |
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Bambusa
multiplex 'Golden Goddess' |
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10.00 |
0.50 |
18 |
5 |
A dwarf form similar to 'Fernleaf' but with larger leaves. The culms tend to be yellowish. |
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Bambusa
multiplex 'Midori Green' |
GREEN ALPHONSE |
15.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Similar to 'Alphonse Karr', but the culms and branches are light green with dark green stripes. |
Bambusa multiplex 'Green Alphonse' |
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Bambusa
multiplex 'Riviereorum' |
CHINESE GODDESS |
6.00 |
0.30 |
18 |
5 |
Has solid culms and tiny leaves; similar to 'Fernleaf' but smaller, more delicate looking. |
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Bambusa
multiplex 'Silverstripe' |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Many leaves have white stripes and some culms are also striped with white. |
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Bambusa
multiplex 'Tiny Fern' |
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3.00 |
0.20 |
18 |
5 |
A dwarf form with leaves often less than 1" long, but can grow larger. |
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Bambusa
nutans |
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40.00 |
3.00 |
28 |
5 |
From Thailand. Nutans means "nodding," which it does. The culms have a white ring below the nodes. |
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Bambusa
odashimae |
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65.00 |
3.00 |
25 |
5 |
Ex Taiwan, large dark green leaves, edible shoots. Called B. edulis before, which is a synonym of Phyllostachys edulis.
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Bambusa
odashimae X B. tuldoides |
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U |
U |
23 |
U |
Erect with long internodes. Previously B. edulis X tuldoides |
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Bambusa
oldhamii |
GIANT TIMBER |
55.00 |
4.00 |
21 |
5 |
The most common giant tropical bamboo grown in the U.S. Culms straight and erect with relatively short branches. Leaves are rather wide. |
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Bambusa
pervariabilis 'Viridistriatus' |
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33.00 |
2.40 |
25 |
5 |
Recently introduced from China. Similar to the species but much more highly coloured. New shoots are yellow with green stripes maturing to yellow/gold with varying dark green stripes. |
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Bambusa
sinospinosa |
CHINESE THORNY |
70.00 |
5.00 |
20 |
5 |
A thorny bamboo with rather small leaves, and interlaced low thorny branches, impenetrable hedge. |
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Bambusa
sp 'Hirose' |
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55.00 |
5.00 |
21 |
5 |
Tightly clumping, upright, to 50-60ft, 4-6ins, poorly known, possibly B. oldhamii.
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
sp. 'Clone X' |
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75.00 |
2.80 |
21 |
5 |
A vigorous bamboo with extremely thick walls, ivory nodal bands, whitish bloom. Identification uncertain.
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Bambusa tuldoides 'Clone X' |
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Bambusa
sp. 'Polymorpha' |
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65.00 |
6.00 |
32 |
5 |
Green culms densely covered with grayish white silky hair; branches short, slender, and dense. ID uncertain. |
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Bambusa
textilis |
WEAVER'S BAMBOO |
40.00 |
2.00 |
18 |
5 |
Tight clumps. An extremely handsome plant that arches gracefully. The thin-walled culms are used for weaving. |
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Bambusa
textilis 'Kanapaha' |
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50.00 |
2.50 |
18 |
5 |
Grows larger than normal B. textilis in Florida, with lower half of culms prominently blue & branchless. Very similar to ‘Mutabilis’.
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Bambusa
textilis 'Mutabilis' |
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40.00 |
2.30 |
18 |
5 |
Persistent blue-white bloom and long internodes. Previously misidentified as B. mutabilis and as B. textilis var. fusca.
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Bambusa mutabilis |
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Bambusa
textilis var. glabra |
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30.00 |
1.00 |
18 |
5 |
Slender, as var. gracilis, but with glabrous culms and culm sheaths. |
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Bambusa
textilis var. gracilis |
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30.00 |
1.30 |
18 |
5 |
Culm more slender than the typical B. textilis, nodding top, graceful foliage. |
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Bambusa
tuldoides |
PUNTING POLE |
55.00 |
2.30 |
21 |
5 |
Somewhat similar to B. tulda but not as large and more hardy. It produces a large number of thick walled culms growing in a tight clump. |
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Bambusa
ventricosa |
BUDDHA'S BELLY |
55.00 |
2.30 |
21 |
5 |
It becomes a dwarf with swollen internodes when grown in pots under dry conditions. In the ground it reverts to a giant with zigzag culms and branches. |
Bambusa tuldoides 'ventricosa' |
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Bambusa
vulgaris |
COMMON BAMBOO |
50.00 |
4.00 |
30 |
5 |
Common throughout the tropical world. Open clump, culms spaced a foot or two apart. Culm cuttings root very easily. Used for banana props. |
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Bambusa
vulgaris 'Vittata' |
PAINTED BAMBOO |
50.00 |
4.00 |
30 |
5 |
Similar to the species, golden yellow culms with green vertical stripes that look like drip marks. A very popular ornamental. Potted culm cuttings do not always survive. |
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Bambusa
vulgaris 'Wamin' |
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16.00 |
3.00 |
30 |
5 |
A dwarf form with short and swollen lower green internodes. |
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| Clumper |
| Cephalostachyum | Tall, shrubby or climbing bamboos with generally slender, stiff and thin-walled culms. From India, China, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia. |
Cephalostachyum
pergracile |
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30.00 |
2.00 |
32 |
5 |
Culms are straight and erect, covered with white bristly hairs. Used as a flavor-adding vessel for cooking rice. |
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| Dendrocalamus | Giant tropical clumping bamboos similar to Bambusa, often with bigger branches and leaves, and hairier culms. |
Dendrocalamus
asper |
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100.00 |
8.00 |
32 |
5 |
An impressive ornamental growing rapidly under favorable conditions. Shoots are large, of the highest quality for food. Thai and Indonesia clones differ. |
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Dendrocalamus
brandisii |
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100.00 |
8.00 |
32 |
5 |
Thick walled culms; similar to D. giganteus. Shoots of high quality, edible raw. |
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Dendrocalamus
giganteus |
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100.00 |
12.00 |
25 |
5 |
From Burma, perhaps the largest bamboo in the world. Leaves can be up to 20 inches long and 4 inches wide. |
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Dendrocalamus
jianshuiensis |
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55.00 |
5.00 |
25 |
5 |
Similar to D. hamiltonii, but from China, with fimbriate culm sheath ligule. |
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Dendrocalamus
latiflorus 'Mei-nung' |
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65.00 |
8.00 |
25 |
5 |
Similar, but with light green culms striped with dark green. |
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Dendrocalamus
membranaceus |
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70.00 |
4.00 |
28 |
5 |
A strong growing bamboo with very straight culms forming loose clumps. Looks like Bambusa but DNA now suggesting Dendrocalamus was the correct genus. |
Bambusa membranacea |
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Dendrocalamus
minor |
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25.00 |
2.00 |
U |
5 |
Culm top bending and drooping. Culm annulus and sheath annulus near the culm base have a yellowish brown ring. |
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Dendrocalamus
minor 'Amoenus' |
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56.00 |
3.00 |
25 |
5 |
Culms pale yellow with green stripes, smaller than the species. Dimentions listed is for tropical areas was listed as 25 ft by 2.0 in |
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Dendrocalamus
strictus |
MALE BAMBOO |
60.00 |
5.00 |
30 |
5 |
Common bamboo of India, used mainly for pulp. Culms not very straight, often small and usually solid. Flowers frequently. Most internet seed is from this, marketed as anything pretty. |
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Dendrocalamus
validus |
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45.00 |
4.00 |
25 |
5 |
Errect culms with slightly convex internodes. |
Bambusa valida |
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| Dinochloa | High-climbing clumping bamboos native from Burma to the Philippines, with solid culms that twine around trees and other plants for support. Large fleshy fruits, from the size of a pea to a golf ball. |
Dinochloa
scandens |
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30.00 |
0.50 |
28 |
3 |
Has black culms, usually solid, and large ovate leaves. Plants in the U.S. may be D. malayana. |
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| Gigantochloa | Giant, tropical, clumping bamboos similar to Bambusa. G. atroviolacea, G. atter, G. robusta, and G. pseudoarundinacea were formerly all considered to be forms of G. verticillata. Rarely flower or come true from seed, and may be "natural hybrids." |
Gigantochloa
albociliata |
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30.00 |
2.00 |
30 |
4 |
Tight clump. It has long (up to an inch) culm leaf ligules, narrow leaves. Light gray-green culms, white stripes. |
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Gigantochloa
apus |
BAMBU TALI |
65.00 |
4.00 |
27 |
5 |
Common in Java, not found anywhere in the wild. Used for many purposes. It has large leaves, up to 15 inches long and 21/2 inches wide. Young culms are hairy. |
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Gigantochloa
atroviolacea |
TROPICAL BLACK |
50.00 |
3.50 |
25 |
5 |
Matte culms in tight clumps green through dark brown/black with narrow green stripes. Reflexed culm sheath blades on hairy shoots. From Java and Sumatra. |
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Gigantochloa
maxima |
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45.00 |
4.00 |
28 |
5 |
Variegated culms with cream-colored stripes. The exact ID of plants that have been sold in the past under this name is not clear; also see G. pseudoarundinacea. |
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Gigantochloa
pseudoarundinacea |
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100.00 |
5.00 |
28 |
5 |
Formerly included in G. verticillata complex. The culms when young are light green, with thin yellow stripes. |
Gigantochloa verticillata |
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Gigantochloa
sp. 'Sumatra 3751' |
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60.00 |
U |
28 |
5 |
Purple stripes on green canes. May be Gigantochloa kuring, “buluh kuring hitam” and may be bigger. |
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| Guadua | A genus of giant, thorny, tropical clumping bamboos native to the New World. Clumps very open. Some older references include them in Bambusa. |
Guadua
amplexifolia |
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50.00 |
4.00 |
28 |
5 |
Short internodes, nearly solid in the lower part of the arching culms. Useful, but not as strong as G. angustifolia. |
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Guadua
angustifolia 'Bicolor' |
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100.00 |
8.00 |
30 |
5 |
Culms have vertical yellow and green stripes. Also known as 'Striata'. |
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Guadua
angustifolia 'Less Thorny' |
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100.00 |
8.00 |
30 |
5 |
A clone with significantly fewer and smaller thorns. |
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Guadua
velutina |
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50.00 |
4.00 |
28 |
5 |
Culms thick walled but not solid. Erect. New shoots have beautiful maroon culm sheaths, which cling tightly to the lower internodes. |
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| Hibanobambusa | A running genus from Japan once thought to be a natural bigeneric hybrid between Sasa veitchii and Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon', but with little evidence to support that idea. |
Hibanobambusa
tranquillans 'Shiroshima' |
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16.00 |
1.30 |
3 |
4 |
This form has strikingly attractive leaves variegated in cream and green. The colors persist throughout the year. |
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| Indocalamus | Small, running bamboos from China with large, broad leaves; similar to Sasa but with non-prominent culm nodes. |
Indocalamus
tessellatus |
Big Leaf |
7.00 |
0.50 |
-10 |
4 |
Usually less than 4 feet tall, it can reach 10ft and has the largest leaves of any bamboo in cultivation, up to 26 inches by 5 inches. Adapts easily to growing in pots. Does well in shade or sun. |
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| Neohouzeaua | Medium-sized clumping bamboos from SE Asia. Culm tips often scrambling. Included in Schizostachyum in some references. |
Neohouzeaua
mekongensis |
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5.00 |
0.40 |
40 |
U |
A small clumping bamboo from Vietnam suitable for low hedges. |
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| Ochlandra | A group of shrubby gregarious reed-like bamboos, native to southern India and Sri Lanka, with persistent culm-sheaths. |
Ochlandra
stridula |
REED BAMBOO |
18.00 |
0.80 |
U |
5 |
Native to Sri Lanka, where it is used extensively for basketry and for paper pulp. Good for craft work. May be misidentified Semiarundinaria species. |
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| Otatea | Genus of American clumping bamboos with 3 known species. From central Mexico to Central America. |
Otatea
acuminata ssp. Acuminata |
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15.00 |
0.70 |
28 |
5 |
Smaller and more delicate looking then aztecorum, it comes from the hot, humid lowlands of eastern Mexico. |
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Otatea
acuminata ssp. Aztecorum |
MEXICAN WEEPING |
20.00 |
1.50 |
22 |
4 |
The long narrow leaves are produced in such abundance that they almost completely obscure the culms. Clumps open with culms spaced up to 1 or 2 feet. |
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Otatea
glauca 'Mayan Silver' |
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20.00 |
1.50 |
22 |
4 |
Previously known as O. acuminata 'Mayan Silver'. From Chiapas, Mexico, with hollow culms covered in silver-white waxy powder. Leaves weeping and narrow.
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Otatea acuminata 'Mayan Silver' |
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| Phyllostachys | Medium to giant runners which have a distinct groove above pairs of unequal branches at mid-culm nodes. They shoot in spring. |
Phyllostachys
atrovaginata |
INCENSE BAMBOO |
35.00 |
2.80 |
-5 |
5 |
The shoots are among those having the least bite when raw. These plants were formerly listed as P. congesta. |
Phyllostachys congesta |
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Phyllostachys
aurea |
GOLDEN, FISHPOLE BAMBOO |
27.00 |
1.80 |
5 |
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. Culm may grow to 3 inches diameter in favorable conditions. |
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Phyllostachys
aurea 'Flavescens-inversa' |
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27.00 |
1.80 |
5 |
5 |
The green culms have a pale yellow groove. |
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Phyllostachys
aurea 'Koi' |
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27.00 |
1.80 |
5 |
5 |
The culms turn from green to yellow after the first 6 months, but the culm grooves remain green. |
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Phyllostachys
aureosulcata |
Yellow Groove |
45.00 |
2.20 |
-5 |
5 |
The culms are more slender and delicate than golden bamboo; young culms are green with a yellow groove. Culm internodes distinctly rough to the touch when young, and an occasional culm has a zigzag kink. |
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Phyllostachys
aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' |
Green groove |
26.00 |
1.50 |
-5 |
5 |
The culms are yellow with a green groove, just opposite of the typical form. Smaller in hottest areas. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Allgold' |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
5 |
The culms are entirely golden yellow except for an occasional thin green stripe. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Castillon Inversa' |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
5 |
This is the complement of the above; culms are green with yellow grooves. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Castillon' |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
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. |
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Phyllostachys
dulcis |
Sweetshoot bamboo |
40.00 |
3.20 |
0 |
5 |
Arching culms. Named because its shoots are particularly free of any acrid taste. |
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Phyllostachys
glauca |
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34.00 |
2.00 |
0 |
5 |
Named for blue-white powder that completely covers young culms. In China, grows as large as P. bambusoides. |
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Phyllostachys
heteroclada |
WATER BAMBOO |
33.00 |
1.50 |
-11 |
5 |
Larger, more erect, and less zigzag than P. h. 'Purpurata'. |
Phyllostachys purpurata 'Straightstem' |
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Phyllostachys
heteroclada 'Purpurata' |
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18.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
5 |
The slender, zigzag culms often bend to the ground under the weight of rain or in a strong wind. Air channels in rhizomes permit growth in wet locations. |
Phyllostachys purpurata |
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Phyllostachys
humilis |
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20.00 |
1.00 |
3 |
5 |
One of the smallest members of the genus, it is widely cultivated in Japan. Culms darken with age. |
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Phyllostachys
makinoi |
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60.00 |
3.00 |
0 |
5 |
Whitish green culms are covered with a bluish powder. |
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Phyllostachys
mannii 'Decora' |
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30.00 |
1.80 |
-5 |
5 |
From the Yangtze valley and adjacent areas of China. In China, it is called the Beautiful Bamboo. One of the best performers under stress of desert heat, cold, and drought in Nevada. Now considered to be conspecific with P. mannii 'mannii'. |
Phyllostachys decora |
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Phyllostachys
meyeri |
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33.00 |
2.00 |
0 |
5 |
Similar in appearance to P. aurea but without the short internodes. |
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Phyllostachys
nigra |
Black bamboo |
30.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
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 cultivars |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Bory' |
Snakeskin |
50.00 |
3.00 |
0 |
5 |
Differs from P. nigra by growing larger. Culms blotched with black, never completely black. |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Daikokuchiku' |
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57.00 |
3.30 |
5 |
5 |
A clone from California, claimed to be larger than the species, with culms supposedly turning black more rapidly than other clones. |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Henon' |
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65.00 |
3.50 |
0 |
5 |
Culms totally green, usually much larger than Black bamboo.Distinctive culms are rough to the touch and whitish green. |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Megurochiku' |
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54.00 |
3.50 |
3 |
5 |
Green, similar to 'Henon' but the culm grooves are brown or purplish-black. |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Punctata' |
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60.00 |
4.00 |
5 |
5 |
A large form. Culms are spotted in the first year, purplish in the second, and black the third. |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Shimadake' |
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54.00 |
3.50 |
0 |
5 |
Similar to Henon but with occasional brown vertical stripes on the culm after the first year. |
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Phyllostachys
nuda |
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34.00 |
1.80 |
-10 |
5 |
Reputed to be the hardiest species of the genus. New culms are dark green and powdery. |
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Phyllostachys
rubromarginata |
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60.00 |
3.00 |
-5 |
5 |
Noted for its good quality wood and edible shoots,it tolerates cold, dry winds. Tests in Alabama showed it to be superior in culm production and cold tolerance. |
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Phyllostachys
viridis |
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47.00 |
3.30 |
0 |
5 |
A large species, high quality wood, excellent shoots. Culms feel somewhat rough due to tiny indentations. |
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Phyllostachys
viridis 'Houzeau' |
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45.00 |
3.00 |
0 |
5 |
Differs by having culms that are green with a yellow groove. |
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Phyllostachys
viridis 'Robert Young' |
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40.00 |
3.00 |
5 |
5 |
The culms and branches soon turn from sulfur green to old gold. Longitudinal green stripes of variable width mark many internodes. |
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Phyllostachys
vivax |
Vivax |
70.00 |
5.00 |
5 |
5 |
Resembles P. bambusoides except that the culms have thinner walls and a white powdery band beneath each node at sheath-fall. Gray-green when mature. |
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Phyllostachys
vivax 'Aureocaulis' |
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70.00 |
5.00 |
5 |
5 |
The culms turn yellow with a few narrow green stripes. |
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| Pleioblastus | Genus of small and medium size running bamboos with persistent culm leaves. Most are native to Japan, were formerly classified in Arundinaria. |
Pleioblastus
chino 'Kimmei' |
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10.00 |
0.80 |
10 |
3 |
Leaves and culms have yellow stripes. |
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Pleioblastus
gramineus |
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12.00 |
0.50 |
5 |
4 |
The long rather narrow leaves are grass-like in appearance. |
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Pleioblastus
simonii |
MEDAKE |
20.00 |
1.50 |
5 |
4 |
A medium size hardy bamboo that produces straight culms which are useful for many purposes. |
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| Pseudosasa | Small to medium size running bamboos which usually have only one branch at a node. |
Pseudosasa
japonica |
Arrow Bamboo |
18.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
3 |
Erect culms with large broad leaves, up to a foot long by 1.5 inches wide. Less invasive than most other runners. It does well in tubs and pots. The culms were used in ancient japan to make arrows. |
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Pseudosasa
japonica 'Tsutsumiana' |
Green Onion |
18.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
3 |
Similar to the species except that the culm internodes tend to be swollen in shape somewhat like that of a green onion. |
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| Sasa | Running species, dwarf or up to 6 feet tall, with at most one branch per node. The leaves are usually large. |
Sasa
palmata |
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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. |
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| Semiarundinaria | Medium size running bamboos with nearly cylindrical culms and culm leaves that hang for some time attached at the middle of their base. |
Semiarundinaria
fastuosa |
NARIHIRA BAMBOO |
30.00 |
1.50 |
0 |
5 |
Stately cultivar with very erect, straight culms and very short branches Culms eventually turn mottled purplish brown. Internodes narrowly grooved above the branches. |
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Semiarundinaria
fastuosa 'Viridis' |
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35.00 |
1.50 |
0 |
5 |
Similar to the species except that the culms remain green, branches are a little longer, and growth is more vigorous. |
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Semiarundinaria
yashadake |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
0 |
5 |
Similar to S. fastuosa except with broader leaves and long hairs at the base of the culm leaf sheaths. |
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Semiarundinaria
yashadake 'Kimmei' |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
5 |
5 |
The culms are yellow with green grooves; leaves are yellow striped. |
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| Sinobambusa | Running bamboos similar to Semiarundinaria except that the culm leaves promptly fall off. |
Sinobambusa
gigantea |
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55.00 |
4.00 |
10 |
U |
Spectacular shoots with a ring of long purple hairs around the nodes. |
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Sinobambusa
tootsik 'Albostriata' |
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30.00 |
1.50 |
10 |
4 |
Similar to the type, but with yellowish white striped leaves. |
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