| GENUS |
SPECIES |
VARIETY |
SUN |
RATE |
HEIGHT |
Comments |
| Bambusa |
multiplex |
'Alphonse Karr' |
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Non-invasive. One of the best bamboos for the average yard. 10 - 12’ tall, with beautiful striped stems. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. |
| Bambusa |
multiplex |
'Fernleaf' |
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Med height |
Non-invasive. Very nice small bamboo for accent plant. Not currently on any availability lists (12/00), but we are propagating this one at our farm. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. |
| Bambusa |
multiplex |
'Golden Goddess' |
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Med height |
Non-invasive. The standard hedge bamboo. We can’t seem to get this one from our wholesalers without the coastal scale insect. This insect doesn’t usually overwinter, but it does draw ants during the first season until the scale dies out. |
| Bambusa |
multiplex |
‘Riviereorum’ |
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Med height |
Non-invasive |
| Bambusa |
multiplex |
'Silverstripe' |
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Non-invasive. |
| Bambusa |
oldhami |
|
|
Fast growth |
Very tall |
Non-invasive. Damaged in 1990 and 1998, but recovered. |
| Bambusa |
ventricosa |
|
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Non-invasive, but big! A truly beautiful bamboo when grown in the ground, with big, green, glossy leaves. When it is intentionally stunted it develops swollen nodes. One of the best in Northern California for a fast, dense screen that looks good in the winter. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. |
| Bambusa |
vulgaris |
'Vittata' |
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Non-invasive. Beautiful striped stems. Forms an open clump, with the canes visible. Needs protection in the first winters in the Sacramento Valley, but hardy after 1 - 2 winters. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. |
| Chimonobambusa |
quadrangularis |
|
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Runner. Odd, because it initiates shoots in the fall or winter, which limits invasiveness even though these are runners. Culms are square on mature plants. |
| Chusquea |
coronalis |
|
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Non-invasive; tender until established, so protect it when it is young. The ABS Source List describes it as “possibly the most beautiful bamboo in cultivation.” Soft green leaves and a nice weeping habit. Great container plant. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. |
| Chusquea |
pittieri |
|
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Non-invasive; tender until established. ABS: “the culms grow up, then arch over or hang down or climb on trees. The largest of the genus.” Makes a soft, weeping plant. Great in containers. |
| Fargesia |
murielae |
|
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Non-invasive. ABS: “Grows at above 10,000 feet in China, important Panda food.” Very cold hardy. |
| Fargesia |
nitida |
|
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Non-invasive. Looks delicate, grows slowly. Dark purplish culms. Very cold hardy. |
| Indocalamus |
tesselatus |
|
|
Fast growth |
Low |
Runner |
| Otatea |
acuminata |
aztecorum |
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Non-invasive. Prefers afternoon shade. Large clump. Very graceful....a real accent in the landscape. |
| Phyllostachys |
aurea |
|
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Runner. The most widely planted bamboo in California, and what most people think of as “bamboo.” Great in containers. |
| Phyllostachys |
nigra |
|
| Full Sun | Partial Sun | Partial Shade |
|
|
Fast growth |
Tall |
Runner. Very sensitive to salts in water; gets leaf burn. ‘Bory’ and ‘Henon’ are two forms available. |