Plants of the Phyllostachys Genus at BCA
The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.
Phyllostachys atrovaginata
Incense BambooA very fast-growing, water-loving, "running", edible-shoot bamboo, w/ pointed, strongly vertical new culms emerging, then growing 15-30' tall..
- Phyllostachys atrovaginata // Incense Bamboo ("straight species")
Phyllostachys aureosulcata
Yellow Groove BambooAn adaptable, "running bamboo" w/ edible new shoots, with a yellow stripe in the vertical culm groove, or sulcus.
- Phyllostachys aureosulcata // Yellow Groove Bamboo ("straight species")
- Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. aureocaulis // Golden Crookstem Bamboo
- Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis // Green Groove Bamboo
Phyllostachys nuda
Naked Sheath Bamboo, Stone BambooA tall, running, dark green timber bamboo with 1-2" culms that are purplish-brown, nearly black, then green with white rings at the nodes.
- Phyllostachys nuda // Naked Sheath Bamboo, Stone Bamboo ("straight species")
Phyllostachys rubromarginata
Red Margin BambooA very strong, upright, fast-growing, fast-spreading "running bamboo" with red-margined new culm sheaths and edible new culms.
- Phyllostachys rubromarginata // Red Margin Bamboo ("straight species")
Phyllostachys vivax
Giant Timber BambooA very showy tall, large, wide-diameter culm form of timber bamboo with thin, weak culm walls and a very fast growth rate in forming a grove.
- Phyllostachys vivax // Giant Timber Bamboo ("straight species")