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

All sizes given are based on mature plants that are fertilised and watered on a regular basis, and situated in their ideal environment.

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