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Clumping Bamboo Bambusa multiplex

Other plants called Clumping Bamboo:

Phonetic Spelling
bam-BOO-suh MUL-tee-pleks
Description

Bambusa multiplex is a clumping 'dwarf' bamboo, but consider confining it. There are many cultivars. This plant has upright branches and is slightly arching. It prefers a loamy acidic, high organic matter moist soil.  It can withstand some shade or full sun.

Propagating through using the culm in a stem cutting is one way to propagate this plant.

 

See this plant in the following landscape:
Asian Garden - Zen Garden
Cultivars / Varieties:
  • 'Alphonse Karr'
    Stripes of yellow and green
  • 'Fernleaf’
    small
  • ‘Fernleaf stripestem’
    multicolored culms
  • ‘Golden Goddess’
    Dwarf cultivar (up to 10 feet tall)
  • ‘Silverstripe’
    Striped with different shades of green
  • ‘Tiny Fern’
    Dwarf cultivar (up to 3 feet tall)
  • ‘Willowy’
    arching
'Alphonse Karr', 'Fernleaf’, ‘Fernleaf stripestem’, ‘Golden Goddess’, ‘Silverstripe’, ‘Tiny Fern’, ‘Willowy’
Tags:
#evergreen#full sun tolerant#specimen#shrub#salt tolerant#shade garden#bamboo#windbreak#fast growing#privacy#buffer#deer resistant#ornamentals#children's garden#playground plant#screening#clumping#cozy#maze#container plant#hedge#wildlife friendly#th-sound#woodland
 
Cultivars / Varieties:
  • 'Alphonse Karr'
    Stripes of yellow and green
  • 'Fernleaf’
    small
  • ‘Fernleaf stripestem’
    multicolored culms
  • ‘Golden Goddess’
    Dwarf cultivar (up to 10 feet tall)
  • ‘Silverstripe’
    Striped with different shades of green
  • ‘Tiny Fern’
    Dwarf cultivar (up to 3 feet tall)
  • ‘Willowy’
    arching
'Alphonse Karr', 'Fernleaf’, ‘Fernleaf stripestem’, ‘Golden Goddess’, ‘Silverstripe’, ‘Tiny Fern’, ‘Willowy’
Tags:
#evergreen#full sun tolerant#specimen#shrub#salt tolerant#shade garden#bamboo#windbreak#fast growing#privacy#buffer#deer resistant#ornamentals#children's garden#playground plant#screening#clumping#cozy#maze#container plant#hedge#wildlife friendly#th-sound#woodland
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Bambusa
    Species:
    multiplex
    Family:
    Poaceae
    Recommended Propagation Strategy:
    Division
    Layering
    Seed
    Stem Cutting
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    Asia
    Distribution:
    Florida and Puerto Rico
    Play Value:
    Buffer
    Screening
    Wildlife Food Source
    Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
    This plant is moderately salt tolerant.
    Dimensions:
    Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 25 ft. 0 in.
    Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Shrub
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Semi-evergreen
    Habit/Form:
    Arching
    Clumping
    Dense
    Erect
    Spreading
    Growth Rate:
    Rapid
    Texture:
    Medium
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
    Soil Texture:
    High Organic Matter
    Loam (Silt)
    Soil pH:
    Acid (<6.0)
    Soil Drainage:
    Good Drainage
    Moist
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
    6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
  • Fruit:
    Fruit Color:
    Green
    Fruit Type:
    Caryopsis
    Fruit Description:
    Seed is produced every twenty years or more and are in the form of grain
  • Flowers:
    Flower Inflorescence:
    Insignificant
  • Leaves:
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Semi-evergreen
    Leaf Color:
    Brown/Copper
    Green
    Red/Burgundy
    Leaf Feel:
    Smooth
    Leaf Margin:
    Entire
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Length:
    3-6 inches
    Leaf Width:
    < 1 inch
    Leaf Description:
    This plant has culm leaves and foliage leaves.
  • Stem:
    Stem Color:
    Cream/Tan
    Gold/Yellow
    Green
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
    Stem Form:
    Straight
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Location:
    Container
    Recreational Play Area
    Woodland
    Landscape Theme:
    Children's Garden
    Design Feature:
    Hedge
    Screen/Privacy
    Specimen
    Resistance To Challenges:
    Salt