Clumper or Runner: Runner

Height / diameter / Internode: 4-6 m / 2.5-5cm / 5-30 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Yellow-brown culms / 25 cm, glossy deep-green, palm-like leaves / Branches 2 per node

Potted/Garden/Commercial:   Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate: -20°C, frost tolerant, but it does not like periods of prolonged cold / Temperate to sub-tropical climates

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil:  1 000 – 2 000 mm / 0 – 2 000 m / well-drained, consistently moist, not tolerate waterlogged, loam soil / pH 6.0- 7.0

Uses: Excellent screen or container plant, trellises, decorative garden elements, baskets, household items, edible shoots.

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.

Clumper or Runner: Runner

Height / diameter / Internode: 7.5 – 18 m / 20 cm / 35 – 50 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Evergreen, huge, upright, very thick, grey-green canes. Small, pale green leaves. Deep green at first,mature to yellow-green, then almost orange-green. / 8-10 cm L 8-10 mm W/ 2 branches at the nodes with 1 slightly larger dominant branch.

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Large Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate: -20°C- -10°C / subtropical

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  800-1 800 mm /180 – 1 600 m / fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soils. Chalk, Loam. Acid, Alkaline, Neutral / pH 5.5 – 6.5

Uses: Edible shoots, timber, fencing, furniture, construction material, paper pulp, plywood, flooring, musical instruments, utensils and rayon for the textile industry

Clumper or Runner: Runner

Height / diameter / Internode: 6-8 m / 5 cm / 10 -20 cm

Color / Leaf length / Branch: Pale, golden-yellow canes, reddish when young, sometimes striped with green near the base / up to 18 cm / 2 branches emerge from each of the nodes

Potted/Garden/Commercial:  Potted / Garden / Commercial

Minimum Temperatures / Climate: – 25°C / cold hardy temperate

Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH :  – /- /Clay, Dry , Well Drained, Sand / pH 5.5 -7.0

Uses: Hedging or for grove.

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.