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Species > Pleioblastus

Pleioblastus  -  A genus of bamboos diverse in size and habit. Many species can form extensive patches or thickets and should only be planted where space is adequate - their rhizomes are invasive or moderately invasive.

Culms very slender. Leaves small, white at the tips, changing to almost green at the base. Avoid planting in direct sunlight. Up to 1.5m high.

- auricomus

(formerly Pl. viridistriatus)

Culms very slender, purple-green. Leaves medium, brilliant golden-yellow, striped green. The finest of the yellow variegated bamboos, needing sun for good leaf colour. Up to 1.5m high. A personal favourite, even though it has penetrated the roots of a large Phyllostachys and it is now impossible to separate the two!

Culms very slender, purple-green. Leaves medium, soft golden-yellow, without any green striping. Best planted in partial shade, because scorching may occur in full sun. Up to 1.5m high.

Culms very slender, purple-green. Leaves medium to large, brilliant golden-yellow, striped green. This is a taller-growing form of Pl. auricomus, also best in sun. 1.5-3m high.

Culms slender to medium. Leaves medium. Inclined to be scruffy in winter! 1.5-3m high.

Culms slender. Leaves medium, variably striped creamy-white. A good variegated bamboo, even in shade, but having a lax habit. 1.5-3m high.

Culms slender. Leaves small, but comparatively long and narrow, and having many thin white stripes. 1.5-3m high.

Culms very slender. Leaves small to medium, conspicuously striped with white. Up to 1.5m high.

Culms very slender. Leaves small and held in fern-like arrangements. Up to 1.5m high.

Culms medium, yellowish-green. Leaves medium, but very long and narrow, almost grass-like. Older culms arch heavily. Very similar to Pl. linearis. 3-5m high.

Culms medium. Leaves medium, of a pleasing rich green colour. Arching habit. 3-5m high.

Culms very slender. Leaves medium to large, occasionally having broad yellow stripes. An obscure bamboo of little merit. Up to 1.5m high.

Culms medium, yellowish-green. Leaves medium, but very long and narrow, almost grass-like. Older culms arch heavily. Similar to Pl. gramineus. 3-5m high.

Culms medium, covered in fine hairs when young. Leaves small to medium, glossy and pleasing, though inclined to look slightly scruffy in winter. 3-5m high.

Culms very slender, green at first, becoming flushed purple. Leaves medium, dark green. The foliage tends to stay fresh all winter. Up to 1.5m high.

Culms very slender and usually less than 15cm high. Leaves small, held in neat ranks. The compact habit may be lost if grown in shade. Up to 1.5m high.

Culms slender. Leaves small, very pleasingly striped glowing creamy-white in broad bands with softly defined edges. The most choice of the variegated bamboos, and superb in mass-effect. Up to 1.5m high. This plant is growing in a pot until autumn when it will be transferred to an area under preparation.

Culms medium, strong and erect, olive-green. Leaves medium, carried in steeple-like plumes, on the numerous branches. A very useful bamboo but not the most elegant, and inclined to look scruffy in winter. >5m h.

Culms very slender. Leaves small to medium, brightly striped creamy- white, retaining the colour through winter. Up to 1.5m high.