Specifications of our Bamboo Range.

Bamboo plants frog | specicification of many different bamboo varieties

Bamboo has the ability to grow very quickly and is highly resilient in most conditions. Use it as a screen, wind break or just as an ornament to make your garden look stunning.

This page offers specifications of each of our bamboo varieties. If you would like to know more then please contact Bamboo Creations Victoria.

Bamboo Plant variety specification table

Bamboo Plant Specifications

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(Information intended as a guide only)

	Botanical Name	Common Name	Maximum Height	Culm Diameter	Minimum Temp	Pot Size	Habit	Clump Diameter	Edible shoots
1.	Bambusa albo minor	Cream Stripe	5 - 6m	4cm	-12°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	1.2m	•
2.	Bambusa balcooa	Balcooa	25m	15cm	-5°c	40cm	Clumping	3m+	•
3.	Bambusa boniopsis	Jade Goddess Currently out of stock	4m	2cm	-7°c	20cm	Clumping	1m
4.	Bambusa chungii barbelletta	Barbelletta	6m	4cm	-4°	20cm	Clumping	1m
5.	Bambusa Dolichomerithalla cv. blue	Doll Blue	6m	4cm	-6°	20cm	Clumping	1m
6.	Bambusa eutuldoides	Phoenix Tail	12m	5cm	-9°c	20cm	Clumping	2m	•
7.	Bambusa eutuldoides var. viridi-vittata	China Gold	6m	4cm	-9°c	20cm 30cm 40cm	Clumping	1.5m
8.	Bambusa gibba Currently out of stock	Jade Emperor	8m	5cm	-7°c	30cm	Clumping	1m
9.	Bambusa indigena	Emerald Goddess	5m	4cm	-6°c	20cm	Clumping	1.5m
	Botanical Name	Common Name	Maximum Height	Culm Diameter	Minimum Temp	Pot Size	Habit	Clump Diameter	Edible shoots
10.	Bambusa malingensis	Maling Bamboo	10m	5cm	-7°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	2m	•
11.	Bambusa multiplex	Hedge Bamboo	4m	4cm	-12°c	20cm	Clumping	1.5m
12.	Bambusa multiplex cv.	Albo Striata	8m	4cm	-9°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	1m	•
13.	Bambusa multiplex cv.	Alphonse Karr	4m	4cm	-12°c	20cm 30cm 40cm	Clumping	1m
14.	Bambusa multiplex cv. Goldstripe	Gold Stripe Bamboo	3m	2cm	-18°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	1m
15.	Bambusa multiplex cv.	Golden Goddess	3m	2cm	-12°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	1m
16.	Bambusa multiplex var. riviereorum	Chinese Goddess	2m	1cm	-12°c	15cm 20cm	Clumping	75cm
17.	Bambusa Multiplex cv.	Silverstripe Bamboo	4m	4cm	-12°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	1.5m	•
18.	Bambusa multiplex cv	Stripestem Fernleaf	4m	2cm	-12°c	20cm	Clumping	1m
19.	Bambusa multiplex cv.	Willowy Bamboo	3m	2cm	-12°c	15cm 20cm	Clumping	1m
	Botanical Name	Common Name	Maximum Height	Culm Diameter	Minimum Temp	Pot Size	Habit	Clump Diameter	Edible shoots
20.	Bambusa Oldhamii	Speedy Screen	12m	10cm	-9°c	20cm 30cm 40cm	Clumping	3m	•
21.	Bambusa pervariabilis viridistriata	Sunburst Bamboo	12m	6cm	-1°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	2m	•
22.	Bambusa textilis	Weavers Bamboo	10m	5cm	-12°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	1.5m
23.	Bambusa textilis var. fasca	Dark Weavers Bamboo	10m	5cm	-12°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	1.5m
24.	Bambusa textilis var. glabra	Silky Weaver Bamboo	10m	5cm	-12°c	30cm	Clumping	1.5m
25.	Bambusa textilis var. gracilis	Slender Weaver Bamboo	8m	4cm	-12°c	20cm 30cm 40cm	Clumping	1.2m
26.	Bambusa ventricosa	Buddha's Belly	8m	6cm	-9°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	1.5m	•
27.	Bambusa ventricosa kimmei	Golden Buddha's Belly	8m	6cm	-9°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	1.5m
28.	Bambusa vulgaris cv. Wamin	Giant Buddha's belly	5m	10cm	-4°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	3m	•
29.	Chusquea coronalis Currently out of stock	Mexican mist	5m	2cm	-6°c	20cm	Clumping	1m
	Botanical Name	Common Name	Maximum Height	Culm Diameter	Minimum Temp	Pot Size	Habit	Clump Diameter	Edible shoots
30.	Bambusa vulgaris cv. Vittata	Painted Bamboo	15m	12cm	-3°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	3m	•
31.	Chimonobambusa marmorea	Marbled Bamboo	2.5m	2cm	-10°c	20cm	Spreading	grove
32.	Dendroclamopsis variostriata	Starburst	2-3m	3cm	-4°c	20cm	Clumping	1m
33.	Dendrocalamus minor amoenus	Ghost Bamboo	8m	6cm	-3°c	30cm	Clumping	1.5m
34.	Drepanostachyum falcatum	Himalayan Weeping	4m	2cm	-9°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	1m
35.	Drepanostachyum khasianum	Khasia Bamboo	4m	2cm	-6°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	1m
36.	Fargesia nitida	Fountain Bamboo	4m	1cm	-20°c	20cm 30cm	Clumping	80cm
37.	Fargesia spathacea	Umbrella Bamboo	4m	1cm	-20°c	20cm	Clumping	80cm
38.	Hibanobambusa tranquillans shiroshima	Shiroshima	3.5m	3cm	-18°c	20cm	Spreading	grove
39.	Himalayacalamus falconeri damarapa	Candy Cane Bamboo	5m	3cm	-9°c	20cm	Clumping	1.5m
	Botanical Name	Common Name	Maximum Height	Culm Diameter	Minimum Temp	Pot Size	Habit	Clump Diameter	Edible shoots
40.	Himalayacalamus porcatus	Nepalese Blue	4m	2cm	-12°c	20cm 30cm 40cm	Clumping	1m
41.	Otatea acuminata aztecorum	Mexican Weeping Bamboo	5m	3cm	-9°c	20cm 25cm	Clumping	1.2m
42.	Phyllostachys nigra	Black Bamboo	8m	8cm	-18°c	20cm 30cm 40cm 50cm	Spreading	grove
43.	Pieioblastus fortunei	Dwarf Whitestripe	75cm	0.5cm	-15°c	14cm	Spreading Ground Cover	ground cover
44.	Pieiobiastus pygmaeus	Pygmy Bamboo	60cm	0.3cm	-15°c	14cm	Spreading Ground Cover	ground cover
45.	Pieioblastus pygmaeus var. distichus	Dwarf Fernleaf Bamboo	30cm	0.3cm	-15°c	14cm	Spreading Ground Cover	ground cover
46.	Pieioblastus virdistriatus	Variegated Golden Pygmy	1m	1cm	-18°c	14cm	Spreading Ground Cover	ground cover
47.	Pieioblastus viridistriatus chrysophyllus	Golden Pygmy Bamboo	1m	1cm	-18°c	14cm	Spreading Ground Cover	ground cover
48.	Pseudosasa Japonica	Arrow Bamboo	4m	2cm	-21°c	20cm 25cm 30cm	Spreading	grove
49.	Phyllostachys aurea	Golden Running Bamboo	7m	3cm	-20°c	20cm 40cm	Spreading	-
	Botanical Name	Common Name	Maximum Height	Culm Diameter	Minimum Temp	Pot Size	Habit	Clump Diameter	Edible shoots
50.	Semiarundinaria yashadake kimmei	Red Cane Bamboo	6m	4cm	-18°c	20cm	Spreading	grove
51.	Phyllostachys flexuosa	Zig Zag Bamboo	6m	8cm		20cm 30cm 40cm	Spreading