List of bamboo plants

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This table will help you compare all the bamboo varieties and pick the best bamboo for your needs.

List of bamboo by latin name
Latin name Common name Controlled (uncontrolled) height Growth habit Stem diameter Hardiness Comments Photo
Arundinaria amabilis Tonkin Cane, Teastick Bamboo 20-25 ft (50 ft) Running 2½" 10°F/-12°C Tall, thick-walled shoots with small joints, making it very useful and attractive wood.
Arundinaria gigantea
Bambusa beecheyana Beechey Bamboo 12-20 ft (20-40 ft) Clump 4-5" 15°F/-9°C Culms have strong arching, give tropical effect. Rare.
Bambusa beecheyana-beechey bamboo-IMG 0249 hunt07.jpg
Bambusa chungii barbalata
Bambusa dissimulator
Bambusa dolichoclada
Bambusa dolichomerithalla
Bambusa edulis
Bambusa lako
Bambusa malingensis
Bambusa membranacea
Bambusa multiplex 8-10ft (15-25ft) Clump 1½ in. 15°F/-9°C Shoots have branches from bottom to top. Dense growth makes it good for hedges/screens. Not very common variety.
B. m. 'Alphonse Karr' Alphonse Karr Bamboo 8-10ft (15-35ft) Clump ½ - 1 in. 15°F/-9°C Similar to B. multiplex, but shoot have bright striped green on yellow. New shoots pinkish and green.
Bambusa multiplex-alphonse karr-IMG 0840 hunt07.jpg
B. m. 'Fernleaf' Fernleaf Bamboo
B. m. 'Golden Goddess Bamboo' Golden Goddess Bamboo
B. m. 'Chinese Goddess Bamboo' Chinese Goddess Bamboo
B. m. 'Silverstripe' Silverstripe Bamboo
Bambusa nutans
Bambusa oldhamii Oldham Bamboo, Clumping Giant Timber Bamboo
Bambusa oldhamii-oldham bamboo-giant timber bamboo-IMG 0577 hunt07.jpg
Bambusa pachinensis
Bambusa pervariabilis
Bambusa textilis
Bambusa tulda
Bambusa tuldoides Planting Pole Bamboo
Bambusa tuldoides-punting pole bamboo-IMG 0568 hunt07.jpg
Bambusa ventricosa Buddha's Belly Bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris vittata
Bashania fargesii
Borinda boliana
Borinda fungosa
Chimonobambusa marmorea Marbled Bamboo
Chimonobambusa quadrangularis Square Stem Bamboo
Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda
Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda-walking stick bamboo-IMG 7194 sfbg0308.jpg
Chusquea coronalis
Chusquea cumingii
Chusquea pittieri
Dendrocalamus asper
Dendrocalamus brandisii
Dendrocalamus brandesii-IMG 0584 hunt07.jpg
Dendrocalamus giganteus
Dendrocalamus hamiltonii
Dendrocalamus jianshuiensis
Dendrocalamus latiflorus
Dendrocalamus minor
Dendrocalamus strictus
Drepanostachyum khashianum
Fargesia dracocephala
Fargesia muriela
Fargesia nitida Fountain Bamboo
Fargesia nitida-fountain bamboo-IMG 7169 sfbg0308.jpg
Fargesia robusta
Fargesia rufa
Fargesia utilis
Fargesia utilis-IMG 0588 hunt07.jpg
Gelidocalamus fangianus
Gigantochloa albociliata
Gigantochloa apus
Gigantochloa apus-IMG 0579 hunt07.jpg
Gigantochloa atroviolacea
Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea
Guadua chacoensis
Hibanobambusa tranquillans
Himalayacalamus asper
Himalayacalamus asper-IMG 7447 sfbg0308.jpg
Himalayacalamus falconeri
Himalayacalamus falconeri-IMG 0590 hunt07.jpg
Himalayacalamus hookerianus
Himalayacalamus hookerianus-blue himalayan bamboo-IMG 7449 sfbg0308.jpg
Himalayacalamus porcatus
Himalayacalamus porcatus-IMG 0575 hunt07.jpg
Indocalamus latifolius
Indocalamus longiauritus
Indocalamus tessellatus
Ochlandra stridula
Otatea acuminata aztecorum Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Otatea acuminata michoican
Phyllostachys angusta
Phyllostachys atrovaginata
Phyllostachys aurea Golden Bamboo
Phyllostachys aureosulcata Yellow Groove Bamboo
Phyllostachys bambusoides Giant Timber Bamboo, Japanese Timber Bamboo
P. b. 'Castillon' Castillon Bamboo
Phyllostachys bissetii
Phyllostachys dulcis
Phyllostachys edulis
Phyllostachys glauca
Phyllostachys heteroclada pubescens Moso Bamboo
Phyllostachys humilis
Phyllostachys mannii
Phyllostachys meyeri
Phyllostachys nidularia
Phyllostachys nigra Black Bamboo
P. n. 'Henon' Henon Bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra forma henosis-henon bamboo-IMG 0721 hunt07.jpg
P. n. 'Punctata' Blackspot Bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra forma punctata-blackspot bamboo-IMG 0718 hunt07.jpg
Phyllostachys nuda
Phyllostachys rubromarginata
Phyllostachys violascens
Phyllostachys viridis
Phyllostachys vivax
Pleioblastus akebono
Pleioblastus argenteostriatus
Pleioblastus chino vaginata
Pleioblastus distichus Dwarf Fernleaf Bamboo
Pleioblastus fortunei
Pleioblastus fortunei
Pleioblastus gramineus
Pleioblastus hindsii
Pleioblastus linearis
Pleioblastus pygmaea
Pleioblastus pygmaeus
Pleioblastus shibuyanus
Pleioblastus simonii Simon Bamboo, Medake Bamboo
P. s. variegatus
Pleioblastus variegata Dwarf Whitestripe Bamboo
Pleioblastus viridistriatus
Pseudosasa amabilis
Pseudosasa japonica Arrow Bamboo
Pseudosasa usawai
Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda
Sasa kurilensis
Sasa megalophylla
Sasa nagimontana
Sasa palmata Palmate Bamboo
Sasa tsuboiana
Sasa veitchii
Sasaella masamuneana
Semiarundinaria fastuosa Narihira Bamboo
Semiarundinaria makinoi
Semiarundinaria okuboi
Semiarundinaria yashadake
Shibataea kumasaca
Sinobambusa tootsik
Thamnocalamus aristatus
Thamnocalamus spathiflorus
Thamnocalamus spathiflorus-IMG 0582 hunt07.jpg
Thamnocalamus tessellatus
Thyrsostachys siamensis
Yushania anceps
Yushania maling

Mistakenly known as

Correct name first, wrong name follows.

  • Bambusa beecheyana is sometimes known as Sinocalamus beecheyanus
  • Bambusa multiplex is sometimes known as Bambusa glaucescens‎
  • Bambusa oldhamii is sometimes known as Sinocalamus oldhamii‎
  • Chimonobambusa marmorea is sometimes known as Arundinaria marmorea‎
  • Chimonobambusa quadrangularis is sometimes known as Bambusa quadrangularis‎
  • Fargesia murielae is sometimes known as Sinarundinaria murielae‎
  • Fargesia nitida is sometimes known as Sinarundinaria nitida‎
  • Indocalamus tessellatus is sometimes known as Arundinaria ragamowskii‎
  • Otatea acuminata aztecorum is sometimes known as Anthrostylidium longifolium, or Yushania aztecorum‎
  • Phyllostachys bambusoides is sometimes known as Phyllostachys castillonis, or ‎Phyllostachys reticulata
  • Phyllostachys heterocycla pubescens is sometimes known as Phyllostachys edulis
  • Pleioblastus distichus is sometimes known as Sasa disticha
  • Pleioblastus pygmaea is sometimes known as Sasa pygmaea‎
  • Pleioblastus simonii is sometimes known as Arundinaria simonii‎
  • Pleioblastus variegata is sometimes known as Sasa fortunei, or Sasa variegata
  • Pleioblastus viridistriatus is sometimes known as Arundinaria viridistriatus‎, or Arundinaria auricoma
  • Pseudosasa japonica is sometimes known as Arundinaria japonica
  • Sasa palmata is sometimes known as Sasa senanensis

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