This section lists the tropical bamboo species we have in production. They
are all tropical, or sub-tropical, clumping bamboos and are generally not
cold-hardy like the temperate, running bamboos. Some, the sub-tropicals, can
tolerate freezing temperatures for short periods. Check the minimum
temperatures listed on each species description as a guideline for which
species can grow unprotected in your area.
Densely clumping with thick-walled, glossy green culms. Tight clump with fairly small leaves - should make a nice privacy screen for areas with limited space. Somewhat rare at this time.
Will grow to 30' tall with 1.5" diameter culms in Florida. Minimum temp. 30 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 9b. Click to find your zone.
Medium size with yellowish culms. It resembles B.textilis. A nice privacy screening bamboo with good cold-hardiness for a tropical clumper. Min USDA zone: 9a. Click to find your zone.
This is the common, all green form of pervariabilis. It features the same dense clump pattern, branching, and leaf size as the yellow-culmed pervariabilis viridistriata but, in Florida, does not grow as large overall. Will grow to 30' tall with 1.5" diameter culms. Minimum temp. 21 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 9a. Click to find your zone.
Unbelievably striking specimen. Low branching but can easily be groomed to fully reveal lower culms, if desired (as pictured).
New shoots have green stripes on a cream background maturing to yellow with varying dark green stripes. Will grow to 45' with 2.5" dia. culms. Min. temp 15°F. MIn USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.
Green culms densely covered with grayish-white silky hair; branches short, slender, dense. Will grow to 30' with 2" diameter culms in Florida. Minimum temp 30 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 9b. Click to find your zone. ***Only a few are available in 3 gal***
New shoots are interesting with a purple tone and a darker swirl pattern. Will grow to 40' tall, with 3" diameter culms in Florida. Minimum temp 30 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 9b. Click to find your zone.
Beautiful, erect, textilis-like plant. From Yunnan, in China. Will grow to 25-30 feet. New canes have blue/white powder. Min USDA zone: 9a. Click to find your zone.
Tiny leaves and even smaller thorns at the branch bases. The culms are relatively thin and rarely straight which gives this bamboo a bush-like form. Min USDA zone:9a. Click to find your zone.
A small bamboo from Australia that's primarily used as a privacy/screening plant. Newer introduction to the USA.
We're test-growing in our fields to verify a reported max mature height of 15'.
Australian import. Dense and bushy. Similar to B.malingensis but is a bit smaller and also has a groove in the bud canal above each node. Not a textilis cultivar despite the occasional species listing with that name - still a popular medium-sized bamboo. 30' tall at maturity. Min temp. 24 degrees F. MIn USDA zone: 9a. Click to find your zone.
This species was originally distributed as a seedling of Bambusa edulis. Although bamboo seedlings do tend to vary significantly from the parent plant, this bamboo has turned out to be anything but a product of B.edulis. The seed source might remain a mystery but the resultant plant is a charming little bamboo. It is a small, delicate fountain of wispy canes and tiny leaves. It has been named to honor the late Richard Waldron. Will grow to 10' with 1/4" diameter culms in Florida. Minimum temp. 21 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 9a. Click to find your zone.
Basal internodes almost solid. Thorny. Culm sheaths persistent. Useful in construction - especially in Vietnam. Will grow to at least 50' with 4"-5' dia. culms. Min USDA zone: 9b. Click to find your zone.
A beautiful, relatively small-growing ornamental bamboo that has both variegated leaves and striated culms. For years, the identity of this Thai import had us stumped. Recently, I found a grower in Thailand who had it labeled as Arundinaria suberecta. The A.B.S. references that as a common mistake and corrects the species ID as Bambusa suberecta. Will grow to 20'-25' tall with thin 1" dia. culms. Somewhat bushy in form. It remains quite rare in the United States. Min USDA zone: 9b. Click to find your zone.
Very similar to B.textilis mutabilis. Erect, thin-walled bamboo with persistent white powdery bloom at the nodes. Long internodes, small leaves, and graceful foliage. One of many cultivars of Bambusa textilis.
35' tall and 2" dia. culms. Min. temp 20°F. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.
This is the famous textilis clone that has wowed thousands of visitors at Kanapaha Gardens, Gainesville, FL. Until recently, it was not propagated for the general public. A large-growing, stunningly beautiful specimen that has plenty of white powdery bloom on the culms. The common name 'Royal Bamboo' is a literal translation of Wong Chuk. This is the largest-growing variety of textilis. It has reached 50' tall and it is hardy to just below 20 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone. ****Limited inventory--Please call or email before ordering****