Can tolerate heat and cold. Best contained as the rhizomes can rapidly reproduce to form a dense clump.
This is a bamboo of the 'running' (reproduced by rhyzomes) variety. The canes are green when young and turn yellow/orange when they become more mature. Compressed internodes are an interesting feature on the canes. Native to China.
Optimal Soil:
Preferably a nutrient rich well-drained sandy soil
Form:
Multi trunk
20 feet
8 feet
Full Sun