Clumper or Runner: Phyllostachys bissetti / Bisset’s bamboo

Height / diameter / Internode: 9 – 12 m / 2.5 – 5 cm / 20 -30 cm

Color culm/ Leaf length / Branch:  Green with a bluish or grayish cast / 10 – 15 cm / 1 – 3 branches per node

Potted/Garden/Commercial:   Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  -20°C / Subtropical regions with moderate rainfall

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil:  1 000- 1 500 mm / 0 – 2 000 m / Well-drained, fertile soil Clay, Loam, Sand / pH 6.0 – 7.0

The life expectancy of this bamboo is roughly 20 years.

The bamboo shoots can protect yourself from the contagious flu. It has anti-inflammatory benefits. The potassium level of shoots is great for stroke prevention and kidney care. It also offers natural sterols that help maintain a healthy heart. It also helps you deal with constipation. Its shoots taste like sweet peas.

Uses: Scaffolding, flooring, structural components, furniture, paper and pulp production, erosion control.

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 2 to 5 m / 1 – 2 cm / 30 – 50 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Yellow stemmed / 7 – 12 cm / 20 or more each node

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Potted / Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  -12°C / Tropical wet to dry

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  Up to 2 000 mm / 0 – 1 500 m / varies / pH 6.0 -7.0

Uses:  Hedges, and wind breakers. Ornamental and pot plant. The strong mostly solid culms are used when young for cane woven basket making.

Clumper or Runner: Runner

Height / diameter / Internode: 4-10 m / 3-4 cm / 20 – 45 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Evergreen, tall and stately, branches and leaves growing closely up the whole length of the culm / 20cm cm / 3 branches per node

Potted/Garden/Commercial:   Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate: -10°C but it does not like periods of prolonged cold / Semi-tropical

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  1 500-4 000 mm / 0 – 2 000 m / Hardy to salt air in ocean environments / Clay, Dry , Well Drained, Soggy ,Damp /  pH 6.0 – 7.0

Uses: Crafts/building material, decorative/horticultural interest, edible shoots, erosion control/soil stabilization, open grove, privacy screen/hedge.

Clumper or Runner: Runner

Height / diameter / Internode: 4 – 10 m / 3.5 cm / 25 – 30 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Evergreen with tall, upright, polished black canes / 8 cm x 1.3 cm / 2 leafy branches at each node

Potted/Garden/Commercial:   Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate: -20°C – -10°C but it does not like periods of prolonged cold / Does not tolerate wind

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  700 – 4 500 mm / 0 – 2 000 m / Fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soils / pH 6.0 – 7.0

Uses: Lumber (timber), food, and musical instruments, medicine.

Species: Phyllostachys aurea, P. Bambusdoides / Fish pole Bamboo

Clumper or Runner: Runner

Height / diameter / Internode: 2 – 8 (12) m / 2 – 3 (9) cm / 10 -20 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Young green, older yellow / 5 – 15 cm / arise in pairs from the middle of the culm and higher

Potted/Garden/Commercial:   Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate: – 18°C / Tempered to tropical

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH:  Up to 2 000 mm /0 – 1 400 m / best on rich or sandy but well drained / pH 6.0 – 7.0

Uses: Walking sticks, umbrella, fan handles, fishing rods, furniture, construction, ornamental purposes & privacy hedges, bamboo pipes. The ‘knotty’ compressed lower internodes render it desirable among collectors.

Species: Himalayacalamus hookerianus / Blue Bamboo

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 3-6 m / 3 cm / 15 – 20 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Blue-green and covered in dense glaucous wax / 18-23 cm 2cm wide / has many equal branches

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Potted / Garden

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  -6°C / Tropical wet till dry, semi-sheltered wind-free environment

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  530 – 1 500 mm / 1 000 – 2 100 m / fertile, moist soils, Loam / pH 6.0 -7.0

Uses: Hedges, screens. Flowers after 50 years. Edible Uses: Seed – cooked whole or ground into a powder and used as a cereal.

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 7 – 20 m / 4 – 10 cm / 20 – 45 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Yellow with green stripes of different density / 6 – 30 cm / several to many

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  −3°C / Humid till very dry

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  600 – 5 000 mm Tolerant to salinity & water logging. It is drought resistant and frost hardy / 0 – 1.200 m / all kind of soils / pH 6.0 – 7.0

Uses:  For boat masts, poles, props, furniture, pulp, medicine, basketry, handicrafts & fencing.

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 2 to 5 m / 1 – 2 cm / 30 – 50 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Yellow stemmed / 7 – 12 cm / 20 or more each node

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Potted / Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  -12°C / Tropical wet to dry

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH:  Up to 2 000 mm / 0 – 1 500 m / varies / pH 6.0 -7.0

Uses:  Hedges, and wind breakers. Ornamental and pot plant. The strong mostly solid culms are used when young for cane woven basket making.

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode: 2.2 to 9 m / 1 – 2 cm / 30 – 50 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Yellow with green stripe, pink when young / 7 – 12 cm / 20 or more each node

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Potted / Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  -10°C but it does not like periods of prolonged cold / Tropical wet till dry

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  Up to 2 000 mm / 0 – 1 500 m / varies / pH 6.0 -7.0

Uses:  Hedges and wind breakers. Ornamental and pot plant. The culms are often used as umbrella handles, fishing poles, handicrafts.

Clumper or Runner:  Clumper

Height / diameter / Internode:  2.2 to 9 m / 1 – 4 cm / 30 – 50 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch:  Green / 7 – 12 cm / 20 or more each node

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Potted / Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate:  -8°C but it does not like periods of prolonged cold / Tropical wet to dry

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  Up to 2 000 mm / 0 – 1 500 m / varies / pH 6.0 – 7.0

Uses:  Hedges, and wind breakers. Ornamental and pot plant. The culms are often used as umbrella handles, fishing poles, handicrafts.