Cactus Jungle carries a select group of bamboo plants that are perfectly suited to the Bay Area’s mediterranean climate. Most are very low water or summer drought-tolerant, meaning no additional irrigation is needed at all, once the plants are established in the ground (although a monthly watering is nice, too). Many are useful for containers, both indoors and outdoors.

 

 

All Bamboo

Goddess Bamboo
B. multiplex “Alphonse Karr” Variable tropical bamboo, useful for screening. Elegant slender arching culms, yellow with... Bambusa “Alphonse Karr” Goddess Bamboo
Weaver’s Bamboo
Tightly clumped, non-invasive, graceful arches. Used in weaving and for timber, flute-making and fencing; edible shoots. G... Bambusa textilis Weaver’s Bamboo
Punting Pole Bamboo
Tightly clumped, non-invasive, hardy. Produces a large number of thick-walled culms. Not Stocked - Special Orde... Bambusa tuldoides Punting Pole Bamboo
Chocolate Bamboo
Vertical arching bamboo with large leaves forms tight clumps of deep reddish/brown culms. Borinda fungosa Chocolate Bamboo
Blue Bamboo
Fast growing clumping bamboo with new culms that are powdery baby-blue which slowly age to a mix of green and yellow. Upri... Borinda papyrifera Blue Bamboo
Chilean Bamboo
Tightly clumped, does not spread. Edible shoots. Culms grow vertical, forming regularly spaced nodes with many equal-sized... Chusquea culeou Chilean Bamboo
Mimosa Bamboo
Arcing culms, airy slumps of small leaves. Stems age to a shiny, vibrant red when grown in some sun. Chusquea mimosa wh... Chusquea mimosa Mimosa Bamboo
Green Screen Bamboo
New glossy green culms, as early as winter, mature to a rich yellowish green. Denser in full sun, yet happy in shade. Exce... Fargesia robusta Green Screen Bamboo
Red Bamboo
Broadly arching branches dense with green leaves. Does well outdoors in coastal areas, including throughout the Bay Area. ... Himalayacalamus asper Red Bamboo
Candy-Stripe Bamboo
H. falconeri v. damarapa does well outdoors in coastal areas, including throughout the Bay Area. Random-colored striped cu... Himalayacalamus falcon... Candy-Stripe Bamboo
Blue Bamboo
H. hookerianus has new green culms covered in waxy gray powder give a blue effect and mature to a yellowish orange, more p... Himalayacalamus hooker... Blue Bamboo
Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Masses of long narrow leaves densely cover the culms. Gently arcing clumper, sways in the breeze. Excellent in ornamental ... Otatea acuminata Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Black Bamboo
Rich dense growth, edible shoots. Glossy black culms darken with age, used in fine crafts and furniture. Good in plante... Phyllostachys nigra Black Bamboo
Arrow Bamboo
Erect culms with large leaves up to a foot long. Good for indoor or outdoor container gardening, and for use as a screen. ... Pseudosasa japonica Arrow Bamboo
Temple Bamboo
Very vertical, tall architectural form. Makes good borders. Stately culms fade to purple with age. Withstands maritime ... Semiarundinaria fastuosa Temple Bamboo