Common Name:

Plant Type:
Bamboo
Family:
Poaceae (The Grass Family)
Geographic Origin:
South America
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
To 25 feet
Landscape/Garden Uses:
screens
Flowering Season:
Seldom produced

Flower Color:
Not applicable
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 20-25 degrees F.

This species has gained considerable popularity since the flowering of an old plant at the U.C. Botanical Garden in Berkeley and subsequent production of thousands of seedlings. It has gracefully arching stems to 25 feet and dense circles of drooping branchlets creating an almost continuous brush of soft, bright green 2 inch leaves. Sun or light shade, moderate watering.