(Bambusa multiplex)

This is the basic, plain-Jane clumping bamboo for North Florida. A dense but graceful plant, it is ideal for visual screening, and is more affordable for buying in quantity if you are planting a long hedge. Green canes. In full sun it grows densely to about 15-20 feet; in partial shade it stretches out a bit, producing slightly less dense growth sometimes reaching 25-30 feet.

3 gal. $28 (available year round)

Field Dug Large 2-3 Cane Plants $38 (field-dug is available Dec-April)

(Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr')

A more ornamental version of Hedge Bamboo, this one is just like the green-caned variety listed above, except its canes are brilliant yellow, with green stripes running along their length. An outstandingly attractive plant.

3 gal. $28

(Bambusa textilis)

A visually stunning plant. This is the outstanding variety of Bambusa textilis growing at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville (you have to see their patch to believe it). Grows to about 50 feet tall, with big 2 ½ inch diameter canes. Perfectly straight canes with long internodes have a whitish blush that makes them look almost blue tinted. Additionally, there are no branches or leaves for the first fifteen or twenty feet on a mature plant, letting you see the beautiful canes without any need for pruning. Very rare and highly sought-after, this variety must be classed among the "best-of-the-best" of the world's bamboos. With good care, Royal Bamboo can be sending up full-sized, fifty-foot canes four years after planting.

Price Reduced!!

3 gal. $48

7 gal. $78 (limited quantity)

(larger sizes sometimes available)

(Bambusa ventricosa)

A giant clumping bamboo that grows to 55 feet with canes 2 ½ inches and occasionally even three inches in diameter. Canes soar skyward and then arch outward and down in a weeping fashion, giving a mature patch the appearance of a giant fountain of green foliage. Canes are a glossy, dark green, and slightly zigzagged. Tends to have some branches and leaves near the base, which can be pruned to expose the handsome canes.

 3 gal.  $38

7 gal. $68 - Sold out

Large field-dug and potted plants sometimes available, individually priced $70-$150 based on size

(Bambusa chungii)

A new introduction to Florida that is much in demand in the nursery trade, Blue Bamboo is similar in overall appearance to Royal Bamboo, except that the powdery whitish coating on the canes is even more pronounced, giving them a decidedly blueish whitish tinge. Slightly shorter than Royal, getting to about 30 feet. This one is semi-tropical, and is recommended only for Central and South Florida.

 3 gal. $68 - Sold out