One of the smaller varieties of textilis. Delicate in appearance - very tight in form but thin culms arch when heavy after rain. 20 - 25' with 1" diameter culms at maturity. Like all of the textilis, cold hardy to the high teens F. MIn USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.

Erect, thin-walled bamboo with persistent white powdery bloom at the nodes. Long internodes, small leaves, and graceful foliage. Very delicate - classic Asian appearance. A cultivar of Bambusa textilis. 35' tall and 2" dia. culms. Min. temp 20°F. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.

The smallest of the textilis cultivars. Was first located at Rockledge Gardens in central Florida. Will grow to 15' tall with the standard textilis upright form. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.

Distinct appearance. This textilis variety has very short branches giving it a unique feature on an otherwise standard form. From a variety originaly introduced by Dr. Steve Scranton (Florida). Fantastic landscape bamboo. Will grow to 35' tall with 2" diameter culms in Florida. Minimum temp., 15 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.

Also called B.textilis albo-lineata. Random white vertical stripes on culms. The stripes become more distinct as the bamboo matures. Typical textilis growth habit and appearance but with the added bonus of the white pin-stripes. An interesting bamboo. About 20' - 30' tall with 1" dia. culms. Min. temp 15°F MIn USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.

This bamboo has been somewhat overlooked because of the popularity of Gracilis. Certainly attractive and distinctive, it will gain its own notoriety with each planted specimen. Random bluish-white bloom on culms. About 25' - 30' tall with 1" dia. culms. Min. temp 15°F. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.

A beautiful all-green bamboo that's often planted in a row to create a privacy hedge or screen. Also makes a delicate focal point in the garden when planted as a single specimen. Foliage cascades gracefully with leaf tips pointing downward. This would be the ideal bamboo to plant as a screen in similar applications as Areca palms or ficus are used. For this type of application, they are planted in a row 3 to 5 feet apart. Spacing depends on how dense and how quickly you need your hedge. About 20' - 25' tall with about 1" dia. culms. Min. temp 15°F. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.

The straight, thick-walled culms are one of the most useful of any tropical bamboo. For more than a century, this has been the choice for making split-bamboo flyrods. As an ornamental, it makes a nice statement with its erect form and white powder on the young culms. 50' tall with 3" diameter culms. Hardy to 27 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 9b. Click to find your zone.

The large, straight, thick-walled culms of B.tulda are one of the most useful of any tropical bamboo grown in the U.S. This variety has cream colored stripes on the green culms. From India. Will grow to 35' with 2" dia. culms. Min. temp 27°F. MIn USDA zone: 9b. Click to find your zone.

Similar to Bambusa tulda but not as large and more hardy. It produces a large number of thick-walled culms growing in a tight clump. Cut culms traditionally used to push boats in rivers and streams (the non-football definition of "punt" is: to propel a boat by thrusting a pole against the bottom of a river, stream, or lake). Will grow to 45' tall with 2.5" diameter culms in Florida. Minimum temp. 15 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.

Dark green culms with lighter green pinstripes that fade a bit as the culms mature. The new shoots are especially impressive with swirling yellow stripes on the green base. One of the newer introductions to S. Florida. Originally classified as a Dendrocalamus, it is now a Bambusa. Will grow to at least 45' tall and 4" diameter culms. Minimum temp. 29 deg F. MIn USDA zone: 9b. Click to find your zone.

Becomes a dwarf with swollen internodes when stressed, especially in pots. In the ground it reverts to a giant with zigzag culms and branches. In Florida, this species is rarely stressed and rarely produces bellies. It is always used as a large privacy screen. In drier climates, like SoCal, it is more likely to live up to it's common name, Buddha's Belly. See B.vulgaris Wamin if you want a belly-producing bamboo and you're in Florida. 55' tall, 3" diameter culms, Min temp 15 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.

Vigorous large clumper with dark green culms. Extremely thick-walled culms with a slight zigzag and whitish bloom. This cultivar of tuldoides ventricosa has been dubbed Clone X as it grows larger, faster, and never produces swollen internodes. Clump diameter (footprint) can exceed 15' at maturity. 65' tall, 3" diameter culms, Minimum temp 15 degrees F. Min USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.

Yellow culms with green vertical stripes. Occasional swollen nodes and pink coloration. One of the few tropical bamboos that's good in containers. Excellent for bonsai. Graceful foliage at the tops of arching culms. Recently reidentified as B.tuldoides Kimmei (pronounced Kim-ay) Will grow to 30' with 2" dia. culms (if planted in the ground). Min. temp 27°F. MIn USDA zone: 8b. Click to find your zone.

Common throughout the tropical world. Open clump, culms spaced a foot or two apart. Grows to at least 65' and 5" dia. culms in Florida. Min USDA zone: 9b. Click to find your zone.