BAMBOO - List of Hedging / Screening / Privacy Plants
This section lists the temperate bamboo plant species we are growing. Although
they are temperate, and many of the temperate bamboos do not grow well in
South Florida, we have been test-growing and selecting the species that
perform well in our climate. These species will, of course, be well-suited
for colder climates as well. They are all running bamboos with various
levels of aggressiveness and may require a method of containment to keep the
from spreading beyond your intended planting area. Most are ideal bamboos
for containers.
Culms and branches are green with irregular, longitudinal, gold stripes.
Can grow to 25' tall in Florida with 3/4" diameter culms. Minimum temp. 18 degrees F. Min USDA zone 8b. Click to find your zone.
Solid culms and tiny leaves; similar to Fernleaf but smaller, more delicate looking. Will grow to 6' tall with 1/4" diameter culms. Minimum temp. 18 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.
This bamboo was discovered in 2012 and wild-collected in Yunnan, China. It was sent to USDA quarantine and has been test-growing at Tropical Bamboo Nursery since 2013.
It grows similar in form and leaf size to B.multiplex 'Stripestem Fernleaf' or B.multiplex 'Riviereorum' however, the culms are mostly varying shades of pink to red. There are not many bamboos that maintain this amount of stable, red culm coloration. This was a rare find that is already being targeted by collectors.
A small bamboo that would work well in a garden of any size or in containers.
***Very limited availability. Will grow to 5' tall with 1/4" diameter culms. Minimum temp. 18 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 9a, maybe 8b. Click to find your zone.
A facinating mutation of B.multiplex 'Silverstripe'. Each culm grows in a spiraling, corkscrew form making the entire clump a true conversation piece. Culms also feature silver/white pinstripes. A must for bamboo collectors. Can grow to 25' tall in Florida with 3/4" diameter culms. Minimum temp. 18 degrees F. Min USDA zone 8b. Click to find your zone.
Culms are greewn with irregular, longitudinal, white stripes that dissapear as each culm ages.
Can grow to 25' tall in Florida with 3/4" diameter culms. Minimum temp. 18 degrees F. Min USDA zone 8b. Click to find your zone.
Small in size and densly compact in form with many very small leaves on each branch. New shoots and young culms are red with green stripes - the red eventually changes to yellow as the culm matures. Always a mixture of beautiful colors as the culms are in various stages of development.
Can grow to 8' tall with 1/4" diameter culms in Florida - usually smaller. Minimum temp. 12 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.
A dwarf form of B. multiplex Riviereorum with leaves often less than 1/4" long. Can grow to 3' tall with 1/8" diameter culms. Minimum temp. 18 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 8b Very low stock - only one or two left.Click to find your zone.
Culms droop or arch strongly with small, narrow leaves. Can grow to 20' tall with 3/4" diameter culms. Minimum temp. 16 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 8b Click to find your zone.
Considered similar to B. oldhamii, but highly prized for edible shoots due to its crisp flesh, similar to Asian pears. Produced mainly in Taitung and Hualian and consumed fresh.
Formerly Bambusa edulis.
The culms are straight and erect with relatively short branches forming fairly open clumps. A well-known, classic tropical bamboo. Can be found throughout the Disney parks.
In Florida, there are no low branches. In California, the species branches almost to the ground. Culm walls are thick, but soft. Shoots are edible but, until recently, it has been grown mostly as an ornamental in the USA. A shorter variety of B.oldhamii is available that is grown primarily for edible shoots (see listing below). Up to 55' tall and 4" dia. culms. Min. temp 24°F. Min USDA zone: 9a. Click to find your zone.
