
Photo: cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bloom colours
rust, green
What actually matters with this one
The best bamboo for a large container: clumping, compact, and it tolerates root restriction without sulking.
How to grow it
- Light
- part shade
- Water
- Even moisture
- Hardiness
- Zones 5-9
- Height
- 2-3 m
- Flowers
- Rarely
- Difficulty
- easy
Plant it alongside
Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.



