This dwarf bamboo has thick, variegated leaves that are striped gold. It has erect culms. Runner type bamboos send out underground stems to varying distances, then send up vertical shoots. They will form large thickets or groves if left alone.

Running type bamboo with thick green leaves. Runners send out underground stems to varying distances, then send up vertical shoots. They will grow into large thickets or groves if left alone. Also known as S. masamuneana rhyncantha.

Dwarf bamboo with running habit. A native to the eastern half of Honshu, Japan. It has dense hair on its sheaths. Runner type bambo send out underground stems and will grow into large thickets or groves if not controlled. Bamboo […]

(Plant width:varies) This bamboo is native to Japan. It has large, dark green leaves.

(Plant width:varies) Soft hairs cover the underside of this bamboo’s leaves. They can grow up to 11 inches long and 2 inches wide.

Low-growing bamboo with green to browm culms. Lance-shaped, dark green leaves are pointed at the tips. Late spring is when new shoots emerge.

(Plant width:indefinite) Vigorous and wide-spreading bamboo with thick, purple culms that produce a branch at each node. Elliptic, bright green leaves have yellow midribs and reach 14 to 16 inches long.

(Plant width:varies) This bamboo grows low to the ground. It has large, green and white variegated leaves and prominent nodes. It grows on the Pacific coast of Japan.

(Plant width:indefinite) Moderately spreading, low-growing bamboo with slim, shiny, bright green culms; one branch is produced at each node. Elliptic, medium green leaves reach 4 to 7 inches long. Leaves have white stripes in youth and turn yellow as they […]

(Plant width:varies) In Japan this bamboo is widely distributed. It is native to the southern part of Sakhalin Island.