Our Bamboo
A listing of all the bamboo varieties we have at Mid-Atlantic Bamboo.
Those varieties in grey are generally not yet available for sale.
Our latest price sheet can be found here: MAB Bamboo Pricing(pdf) (updated 05/26/2024).
| Botanical Name | Friendly Names | Rated Height (Ft) | Rated Maximum Diameter (In) | Rated Minimum Temperature (F) | Sun | Spreading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arundinaria tecta |
"Switch Cane" | 6 | 0.5 | -10 | Full | Aggressive |
| Arundinaria gigantea 'Macon' |
"Macon Rivercane" | 20 | 1.0 | -22 | Full | Aggressive |
| Bambusa oldhamii |
Giant Timber clumping |
55' | 4" | 21 | Full | Clumper |
| Bambusa multiplex 'Hedge Bamboo' |
25' | 1 1/2" | 18 | Full | Clumper | |
| Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' |
25' | 1 1/2" | 18 | Full | Clumper | |
| Bambusa multiplex 'Golden Goddess' |
10' | 1/2" | 18 | Full | Clumper | |
| Bambusa multiplex 'Silverstripe' |
25' | 1 1/2" | 18 | Full | Clumper | |
| Bambusa multiplex 'Tiny Fern' |
6' | 1/4" | 18 | Full | Clumper | |
| Brachystachyum densiflorum |
20' | 1" | 5 | 1/2 day | Aggressive | |
| Fargesia nitida |
Fountain Bamboo | 12' | 0 1/2" | -15 | 1/4 day | Clumper |
| Fargesia robusta |
16' | 1" | 0 | 3/4 day | Clumper | |
| Fargesia robusta 'Wolong' |
Wolong | 17' | 1" | 0 | 3/4 day | Clumper |
| Fargesia jiuzhaigou 'genf' |
12' | 0 1/2" | -15 | 1/4 day | Clumper | |
|
Fargesia |
8' | 0 1/2" | -15 | 1/4 day | Clumper | |
| Fargesia jiuzhaigou I |
12' | 0 1/2" | -15 | 1/4 day | Clumper | |
| Fargesia jiuzhaigou II |
12' | 0 1/2" | -15 | 1/4 day | Clumper | |
| Fargesia dracocephala 'Rufa' |
7' | 0 1/2" | 0 | 3/4 day | Clumper | |
| Hibanobambusa tranquillans 'Shiroshima' |
"Tranquil" | 16' | 1 1/4" | 3 | 3/4 day | Moderate |
| Indocalamus latifolius | 10' | 1/2" | 0 | 1/2 day | Aggressive | |
| Indocalamus sp. 'Solidus' |
8' | 3/4" | -5 | 1/2 day | Aggressive | |
| Indocalamus tessellatus |
7' | 1/2" | -10 | 1/4 day | Slow | |
| Otatea acuminata ssp. 'Aztecorum' |
Mexican Weeping bamboo |
20' | 1 1/2" | 22 | 3/4 | Clumper |
| Phyllostachys angusta-McClure |
22' | 1 1/4" | -2 | Full | Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys atrovaginata |
"Incense' "Congesta" |
25' | 2 3/4" | -10 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys aurea 'Golden' |
"Golden" "Fishpole Bamboo" |
27 | 1 3/4" | 5 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys aurea 'Kansai' Holochrysa |
"Golden Golden" | 27' | 1 3/4" | 5 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys aurea 'Koi' |
27' | 1 3/4" | 5 | Full | Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectablis' |
"Spectacular Bamboo" | 26' | 1 1/2" | -5 | Full | Very Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis' |
26' | 1 1/2" | -5 | Full | Very Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Harbin' |
26' | 1 1/2" | -5 | Full | Very Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Allgold' |
35' | 2" | 5 | Full | Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys bambusoides |
"Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo" "Madake" |
72' | 6" | 5 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Marliac' |
"Corduroy" | 25' | 1/2" | 5 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys bambusoides 'McClure's Castillon' |
35' | 2" | 5 | Full | Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Richard Haubrich' |
35' | 2" | 5 | Full | Slow | |
| Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Tanakae' |
"Bamboo spotted" | 45' | 3" | 5 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys bambusoides 'White Crookstem' |
48' | 3" | 0 | Full | Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys bissetii |
"David Bisset" | 40' | 2" | -15 | Full | Very Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys bissetii 'Dwarf' |
"Dwarf Bisset" | 18' | 1" | -15 | Full | Very Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys dulcis |
"Sweetshoot" | 40' | 2 3/4" | 0 | Full | Moderate |
| Phyllostachys mannii 'decora' |
"Decora" "Beautiful Bamboo" |
30' | 2 1/2" | -11 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys edulis |
"Moso" | 75' | 7" | -3 | Full | Moderate |
| Phyllostachys edulis 'Anderson' |
"Moso" | 75' | 7" | -6 | Full | Moderate |
| Phyllostachys edulis 'Avery Island' |
"Moso" | 75' | 7" | -3 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys edulis 'Haubrich' |
"Moso" | 75' | 7" | -3 | Full | Moderate |
| Phyllostachys elegans |
"Elegant" | 32' | 2 1/4" | 0 | Full | Moderate |
| Phyllostachys flexuosa |
"Zigzag" | 31' | 2 1/4" | 0 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys glauca |
"Glauca" | 34' | 2" | 0 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys heteroclada 'Solidstem' |
"Solidstem" | 24' | 3/4" | -10 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys humilis |
20' | 1" | 3 | Full | Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys iridescens |
40' | 2.8" | 3 | Full | Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys iridescens 'Striata' |
40' | 2.8" | 3 | Full | Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys lithophila |
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| Phyllostachys makinoi 'Makino' |
60' | 3" | 0 | Full | Moderate | |
| Phyllostachys nidularia 'Farcta' |
33' | 1 1/2" | 5 | Full | Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon' |
"Giant Gray" | 65' | 4 1/2" | 0 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys nigra |
"Black Bamboo" | 30 | 2" | 5 | 3/4 day | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys nigra 'Bory' |
"Snakeskin Bamboo" | 50' | 3" | 3 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys nigra 'Daikokuchiku' |
"Giant Black" | 57' | 3 1/4" | 5 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys nigra 'Hale' |
"Hale" | 20' | 1 1/2" | 0 | Full | Moderate |
| Phyllostachys nigra 'Megurochiku' |
"Black Stripe" "Megurochiku" |
54' | 3 1/2" | 3 | Full | Moderate |
| Phyllostachys nigra 'Mejiro' |
"Mejiro" | 50' | 3" | 0 | Full | Moderate |
| Phyllostachys nigra 'Shimadake' |
"Mejiro" | 54' | 3.5" | 5 | Full | Moderate |
| Phyllostachys nuda |
"Nuda" | 34' | 1 3/4" | -20 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys praecox 'prevernalis' |
33' | 2" | -3 | Full | Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys rubromarginata |
"Rubro" | 60' | 3" | -5 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys viridis 'Houzeau' |
"Yellow Stripe" | 45' | 3 1/4" | -5 | Full | Aggressive |
| Phyllostachys viridis 'Robert Young' |
40' | 3" | 5 | Full | Aggressive | |
| Phyllostachys vivax |
"Vivax" | 70' | 5" | -5 | Full | Moderate |
| Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis' |
70' | 5" | -5 | Full | Moderate | |
| Pleioblastus chino 'Elegantissimus' |
"Chino Elegant" | 10' | 1/2" | 10 | 1/2 Day | Moderate |
| Pleioblastus chino 'Murakamianus' |
"Chino Fine White Stripe" | 10' | 3/4" | 10 | 1/2 Day | Moderate |
| Pleioblastus chino 'Vaginatus Variegatus' |
"Chino Variegated" | 6' | 1/2" | 10 | 1/2 Day | Moderate |
| Pleioblastus distichus 'Mini' |
"Distichus Mini" | 2' | 1/8" | -5 | 1/2 Day | Very Aggressive |
| Pleioblastus distichus |
"Dwarf Fernleaf" "Distichus" |
2' | 1/8" | -5 | 1/2 Day | Very Aggressive |
| Pleioblastus distichus 'Akebono' |
"Dwarf Fernleaf" "Distichus" |
2' | 1/8" | -5 | 1/2 Day | Aggressive |
| Pleioblastus fortunei |
"Dwarf Whitestripe" | 4' | 1/4" | 10 | 1/4 Day | Aggressive |
| Pleioblastus pygmaeus |
"Pygmy" | 2' | 1/8" | 0 | 1/2 Day | Very Aggressive |
| Pleioblastus pygmaeus 'Ramosissimus' |
"Pygmy Tall" "Ramosissimus" |
6' | 1/8" | 0 | 1/2 Day | Very Aggressive |
| Pleioblastus shibuyanus 'Tsuboi' |
"Tsuboi (Sue boy)" | 9" | 1/4" | -5 | 1/2 Day | Very Aggressive |
| Pleioblastus simonii 'Simon' |
"Medake" "Simon" |
20' | 1 1/2" | 5 | 3/4 Day | Moderate |
| Pleioblastus simonii 'Variegatus' |
"Simon Variegated" | 20' | 1 1/2" | 5 | 3/4 Day | Moderate |
| Pleioblastus viridistriatus 'Chrysophyllus' |
"Dwarf Golden Leaf" | 3' | 1/4" | 0 | 1/4 Day | Aggressive |
| Pleioblastus viridistriatus |
'Dwarf Greenstripe' | 3' | 1/4" | 0 | 1/4 Day | Aggressive |
| Pseudosasa amabilis 'Tonkin Cane' |
"Tea Stick Bamboo" | 50' | 2 1/2" | 5 | Full | Aggressive |
| Pseudosasa japonica 'Arrow' |
"Arrow" | 18' | 3/4" | 5 | 1/2 Day | Moderate |
| Pseudosasa japonica 'Tsutsumiana' |
"Green Onion" | 18' | 3/4" | 5 | 1/2 day | Moderate |
| Pseudosasa japonica 'Variegata' |
"Arrow Variegated" | 18' | 3/4" | 5 | 1/2 Day | Moderate |
| Sasa nipponica 'Ward' |
2' | 1/8" | 8 | 1/4 Day | Aggressive | |
| Sasa Palmata |
7' | 1/2" | 0 | 1/4 Day | Aggressive | |
| Sasa Veitchii |
"Kuma Zasa" | 5' | 1/4" | 5 | 1/4 Day | Aggressive |
| Sasaella masamuneana 'Albostriata' |
"Sasaella Sam" | 6' | 1/4" | 5 | 1/2 Day | Aggressive |
| Sasaella ramosa |
6' | 1/4" | 0 | 3/4 Day | Very Aggressive | |
| Semiarundinaria fastuosa |
"Narihira" "Se. Japanese Palm" |
30' | 1 1/2" | 0 | Full | Moderate |
| Semiarundinaria okuboi |
"Se. Okey Boy" | 25' | 1 1/2' | 5 | Full | Aggressive |
| Semiarundinaria yashadake 'Kimmei' |
"Se.Kimmy Eye" | 25' | 1 1/2" | 5 | Full | Moderate |
| Shibataea Chinensis |
'Sh. Chinensis' | 2' | 1/8" | -5 | 1/2 Day | Moderate |
| Shibataea kumasaca |
"Sh. Rusus Kumasaca" | 7' | 1/4" | -5 | 1/2 Day | Slow |
| Shibataea lancifolia |
"Sh. Lancifolia"" | 7' | 1/4" | -5 | 1/2 Day | Moderate |
| Sinobambusa tootsik |
"Temple Bamboo" | 30' | 1 1/2" | 10 | 3/4 Day | Aggressive |
| Sinobambusa tootsik 'Albostriata" | 'Temple Bamboo variegated' | 30' | 1 1/2" | 10 | 3/4 Day | Very Aggressive |
| Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda | 'Walking Stick' | 20' | 1.3" | 10 | 3/4 Day | Moderate |
| Yushania anceps 'Pitt White' |
"Pitt White" | 25' | 1/2" | 10 | 3/4 Day | Moderate |