Bambusa textilis Maculata

Description

A varietiy of textilis that develops a mottled or spotted pattern on the culms (more mottled than spotted). The name maculata is derived from the Latin word maculatus, meaning “spotted”. Similar to Bambusa textilis Purpurescens but the culms do not darken uniformly.
This species has been in the USA since 1997 in name only. The FCC/ABS misidentified or mislabeled during the import process and the bamboo formerly known as B.textilis maculata is now labeled Bambusa textilis UNKNOWN at Tropical Bamboo Nursery. We re-imported the correct species in 2018 and it is spectacular!
25 – 30′ tall with 1″ diameter culms at maturity.

Like all of the textilis varieties, it is cold hardy to the low 20s F.

Min USDA zone: 9a. Click here to find zone