Phyllostachys angusta

Stone Bamboo

Solitary Hedge Hardy to -25 °C

Magnificent upright but as yet largely unknown bamboo. Very hardy. Shoots edible. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Yellow Magnolia border

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Phyllostachys atrovaginata

Solitary Hedge Hardy to -25 °C

The culm of this giant bamboo smells like incense if rubbed. A nice, upright bamboo with small leaves, very suitable for hedges and spinneys. Young edible shoots are remarkably greyish black. Very good for construction. We avoid tissue-cultured plants as seen in the trade, and propagate only through division. May grow even taller than indicated under optimal conditions! This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Behind the pumping-station Pumping-station Vivax grove

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Phyllostachys aurea

Beautiful bamboo, unfortunately not very hardy in the Netherlands. We prefer to sell much hardier bamboo species. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: In container

Phyllostachys aureosulcata

Solitary Hedge Hardy to -25 °C

A great bamboo if you've got the right clone; sometimes inferior, micropropagated plants are imported. These have many trhin culms, tatty leaves and are only moderately hardy. Never buy this plant in a garden centre! Shoots edible. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Bissetii-grove

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Phyllostachys aureosulcata Alata

Solitary Hedge Hardy to -25 °C

Excellent garden bamboo, very hardy and quick to grow.Culms completely green. Edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Behind the pumping-station

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Phyllostachys aureosulcata Aureocaulis

Solitary Hardy to -25 °C

This bamboo has beautiful yellow culms, tolerates poor conditions well. Edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Southern Hemisphere

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Phyllostachys aureosulcata Harbin

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

A bamboo mutation (caused by herbicides) showing yellow vertical stripes on the culm. This variety grows thicker than the other aureosulcata-varieties. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Impenetrable border

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Phyllostachys aureosulcata Spectabilis

Solitary Hardy to -25 °C

Very hardy, magnificent bamboo. Has yellow culms with green stripes. Culms occasionally zig-zag. Sometimes a single branch may bloom, but the plant continues to grow unperturbed. Don't buy micropropagated plants, they remain juvenile forever. Edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Yellow Magnolia border

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Phyllostachys bambusoides Albovariegata

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

Variegated form of P. bambusoides This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Low wall

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Phyllostachys bissetii

bamboo

Solitary Hedge Hardy to -25 °C

Dark green leaf, tolerates extremes well. One of the best bamboos for hedges and screens. You may even grow your own carport! And grow your own edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: North-west border Bamboo screen Bissetii-grove Impenetrable border

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Phyllostachys decora

Solitary Hedge Hardy to -20 °C

This bamboo produces beautiful purple shoots. (Many plants sold as P. decora in the past were really P. rubromarginata, species with green-red rimmed culm sheaths.) Edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: In container

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Phyllostachys dulcis

Solitary Hardy to -10 °C

This bamboo is well known for it's tasty shoots. In Holland you may also eat the slightly hardier P. sp. Shanghai 3 or P. vivax. Culms thick relative to it's height. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Pond

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Phyllostachys glauca

Solitary Hardy to -15 °C

Young culms of this bamboo ripen to blue. Not suited to our climate; it doesn't grow well. P. glauca from France often is P. meyeri. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Sequoia corner

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Phyllostachys heteroclada Straightstem

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

Great bamboo. Suitable for areas which flood occasionally, such as water meadows. Young culms have a beautiful blue bloom. Freezes back at -22 oC. Suitable for purifying water This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Pumping-station Behind the pumping-station

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Phyllostachys iridescens heterochroma

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

Colorful bamboo, recently discovered and introduced by Stefane on this picture This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: In container

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Phyllostachys nigra Boryana

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

Black speckled culm; nice high and broad culmed bamboo, hardier than P. nigra. Valuable wood. Edible shoots. Flowering happens in several gardens, plants are available for free ... This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Boryana-grove

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Phyllostachys nigra Henonis

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

The green species from which all other nigra-varieties have been derived. A strong species. Edible shoots. may begin to flower. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Henonis grove Rhodo-border

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Phyllostachys nuda

Hedge Hardy to -25 °C

One of the hardiest phyllostachys species, can form an open grove. Edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Opposite Fatsia border

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Phyllostachys parvifolia

Solitary Hardy to -25 °C

A giant bamboo with small leaves, nice pink shoots, white rings. It quickly attains thick culms. One of the best Phyllostachys species, not damaged during the extreme freeze in march 2005, nor in more recent winters with extreme weather conditions! Edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Behind the pumping-station Pumping-station

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Phyllostachys praecox

Hardy to -10 °C

Sweet shoots appear early in the year at this bamboo. Quickly attains thick culms; these later overhang. Suited to a warm place. Similar to P. tianmuensis. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Sequoia-border

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Phyllostachys prominens

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

Bamboo with thick culms, pronounced rings. Closely related to iridescens and dulcis. Attractive, strong species. In Germany voted as "Bamboo of the year 2009". Edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Mountain banana collection

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Phyllostachys pubescens

MOSO

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

Tallest bamboo in Europe (25m) but unfortunately not suited to our climate; P. kwangsiensis was a fine alternative for large gardens but began to flower in 2010. Needs even more fertiliser and water than other bamboos. After 10 years this plant is still 1.50 m tall in my garden. A hardy clone called 'Bokrijk' did not grow well. Other clones from the Bambouseraie (Anduze) and from Japan are under observation. But a new clone from a better provenance has in 2024 been planted! ("Dutch Giant" from nursery Bandus, Hummelo) Phyllostachys requires plenty of water and manure during the growing season. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: In container

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Phyllostachys rubromarginata

Solitary Hedge Hardy to -20 °C

This beautiful bamboo grows very upright. After bad summers the new growth is disappointing. Choose a warm, sunny site! Edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: North-west border

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Phyllostachys sp Shanghai 3

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

Giant bamboo, highly prized for it's edible shoots. Closely related to P. iridescens. Produced fat shoots around 50 mm diameter in 2014, and giant shoots of 70 mm diameter since 2015. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Mountain banana collection

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Phyllostachys tianmuensis

Hardy to -15 °C

Moderately hardy bamboo, very similar to P. praecox, sometimes with a dull yellow sulcus. Nice bamboo, early shooting. Mutates often to a yellowgreen variegated form. Shoots very early, yields good, edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Vivax grove

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Phyllostachys virella

Solitary Hardy to -25 °C

Giant bamboo with extremely long upright branches, grows rather untidy. Very hardy incense like smell when you rub the canes. available on order only. Durable, good for construction. Edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Impenetrable border

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Phyllostachys vivax

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

The thickest bamboo culms in Holland, at least 8cm wide! This bamboo is a 'must' for those wanting bamboos of real tropical dimensions in their gardens. Prepare at least 15 m² space surrounded by root barrier, give lots of water and fertilizer in summer. Edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Vivax grove

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Phyllostachys vivax Aureocaulis

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

The most attractive yellow, robust bamboo species. Suited to a sunny, protected spot in a larger garden. If there is room for just one bamboo, choose this one! This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Boryana-grove

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Phyllostachys vivax Huanwenzhu

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

One of the giant bamboos, ±8 cm thick, ±10 m tall. Appears often as mutation in variegated vivax groves. Edible shoots. In 2023 we harvested one cane of 13.3 m! This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: Vivax grove

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Phyllostachys vivax Huanwenzhu Inversa

Solitary Hardy to -20 °C

This bamboo, which occasionally spontaneously develops from a P. vivax 'Aureocaulis', is yellow with a green sulcus. It grows faster though, and is a very beautiful bamboo if you want a high, wide species. In our garden almost 5 cm thick (measured between 2 nodes at around 160 cm from the base)! Edible shoots. This plant can be found in the botanical garden in the following locations: South-West Border

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