Bamboos Growing As Part of the Texas Bamboo Society's Bamboo Stewardship Program
Currently there are 60 different bamboo varieties being grown as part of this research program.
| BAMBOO VARIETY | LOCATION WHERE GROWING
(USDA Hardiness Zone) |
DATES PLANTS ENTERED THE PROGRAM | Notes |
| Arundinaria gigantea tecta
Switchcane |
Harlingen, TX (9b)
Austin, TX (8b) |
Nov. 15, 2003
August 28, 2004 |
Dead 2004 |
| Arundinaria funghomii | Austin, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Bambusa chungii
Tropical Blue Bamboo |
Normana, TX (8a) | August 23, 2003 | |
| Bambusa dolichomerithalla 'Green Stripe' | San Antonio, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Bambusa dolichomerithalla 'Silverstripe' | Point Blank, TX (8b)
Austin, TX (8b) |
August 23, 2003
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Bambusa emeiensis 'Viridiflavus' | Houston, TX (9a) | August 23, 2003 | |
| Bambusa eutuldoides viridi-vittata
(B. textilis Vittata) Asian Lemon Bamboo |
Bastrop, TX (8b)
Point Blank, TX (8b) |
August 28, 2004
August 23, 2003 |
|
| Bambusa luteostriata | Austin, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Bambusa malingensis
Mali Bamboo |
Bastrop, TX (8b) | August 23, 2003 | |
| Bambusa multiplex 'Midori Green'
Green Alphonse |
Bastrop, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Bambusa mutabilis
Emerald Bamboo |
Point Blank, TX (8b) | August 23, 2003 | |
| Bambusa pervariabilis 'Viridistriatus'
Sunburst Bamboo |
Humble, TX (9a) | August 23, 2003 | |
| Bambusa textilis
Weaver's Bamboo |
Bastrop, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Bambusa textilis 'Kanapaha'
Wong Chuk (USDA clone from Kanapaha Gardens Gainsville, FL) |
Bastrop, TX (8b) | August 23, 2003 | |
| Bambusa textilis 'Glabra'
Silk Bamboo |
Bastrop, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Bambusa textilis "Gracilis'
Graceful Bamboo |
Bastrop, TX (8b)
Normana, TX (8a) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Bambusa tuldoides
Punting pole |
Fredericksburg, TX (8a)
Georgetown, TX (8a) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Bambusa tuldoides 'Ventricosa'
Buddha's Belly Bamboo |
Austin, TX (8b)
Bastrop, TX (8b) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Bambusa vulgaris
Common Bamboo |
Huffman, TX (9a) | August 23, 2003 | |
| Chimonobambusa quadrangularis 'Suow' | Austin, TX (8b)
Humble, TX (9a) Point Blank, TX (8b) |
August 23, 2003
August 23, 2003 August 23, 2003 |
|
| Dendrocalamus asper
Asper Bamboo |
Harlingen, TX (9b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Dendrocalamus asper 'Betung Hitam'
Black Asper Bamboo |
Harlingen, TX (9b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Dendrocalamus calostachyus | Austin, TX (8b)
Newton, TX (8b) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Dendrocalamus giganteus
Giant Bamboo |
Fredericksburg, TX (8a) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Dendrocalamus minor 'Amoenus'
Angel Mist Bamboo |
Normana, TX (8a) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Gigantochloa atter | Newton, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea 'Maxima' (G.verticillata) | Harlingen, TX (9b)
Humble, TX (9a) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea var. minor | Humble, TX (9a) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Hibanobambusa tranquillans 'Shiroshima' | Humble, TX (9a) | August 23, 2003 | |
| Otatea acuminata aztecorum
Mexican Weeping Bamboo |
Victoria, TX (9a) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Otatea sp. 'Mayan Silver' | Austin, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Phyllostachys angusta
Stone Bamboo |
Austin, TX (8b)
Houston, TX (9a) Austin, TX (8b) Bastrop, TX (8b) Georgetown, TX (8a) |
August 23, 2003
August 23, 2003 August 28, 2004 August 28, 2004 August 28, 2004 |
|
| Phyllostachys aurea 'Flavescens Inversa' | Waxahachie, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis'
Green Groove Bamboo |
Pasadena, TX (9a)
Waxahachie, TX (8b) |
January 17, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Phyllostachys atrovaginata
(P. congesta) Incense Bamboo |
Austin, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Phyllostachys bambusoides
Giant Japanese Timber Bamboo, Medake |
Houston, TX (9a)
Cuero, TX (8b) Elgin, TX (8b) Orange, TX (9a) |
August 23, 2003
January 17, 2004 January 17, 2004 January 17, 2004 |
|
| Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Castillon' | Bastrop, TX (8b)
Brazoria, TX (9a) Cuero, TX (8b) |
January 17, 2004
January 17, 2004 January 17, 2004 |
|
| Phyllostachys heteroclada 'Solid Stem' | Little River Academy, TX (8a) Harlingen, TX (9b) | August 23, 2003
Nov. 15, 2003 |
|
| Phyllostachys heterocycla pubescens
(P. edulis) Moso (Seedling from 2000 with some yellow striping on leaves, and showing possible golden culms.) |
Brazoria, TX (9a) | August 23, 2003 | |
| Phyllostachys makinoi | Houston, TX (9a)
Bastrop, TX (8b) |
August 23, 2003
January 17, 2004 |
|
| Phyllostachys manii 'Decora'
(P. decora) |
Bastrop, TX (8b)
Austin, TX (8b) Normana, TX (8a) Decatur, TX (7b) |
August 23, 2003
January 17, 2004 January 17, 2004 August 28, 2004 |
|
| Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon' | Normana, TX (8a) | January 17, 2004 | |
| Phyllostachys nigra 'Megurochiku' | Austin, TX (8b)
Victoria, TX (9a) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Phyllostachys praecox 'Prevernalis' | Bastrop, TX (8b) | August 23, 2003 | |
| Phyllostachys viridis | Dallas, TX (7b-8a) | January 17, 2004 | |
| Pleioblastus hindsii | Newton, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Pleioblastus kongosanensis 'Aureostriatus' | Lubbock, TX (7b)
Little River Academy, TX (8a) |
August 23, 2003
August 23, 2003 |
Dead 2004 |
| Pleioblastus linearis | Edgewood, NM (6a-7b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Pleioblastus shibuyanus 'tsuboiu' | Austin, TX (8b)
Sugar Land, TX (9a) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Pseudosasa japonica
Arrow Bamboo |
Austin, TX (8b)
Waxahachie, TX (8b) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Pseudosasa japonica 'Tsutsumiana'
Green Onion Bamboo |
Decatur (7b)
Sugar Land (9a) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Sasa kurlinensis 'Semofuri'
Semofuri |
Austin, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Sasaella masamuneana 'Albostriata' | Georgetown, TX (8a)
Waxahachie, TX (8b) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Semiarundinaria fastuosa | Dallas, TX (7b-8a)
Normana,, TX (8a) Pipe Creek, TX (8a) Edgewood, NM (6a-7b) Normana, TX (8a) |
January 17, 2004
January 17, 2004 January 17, 2004 August 28, 2004 August 28, 2004 |
|
| Semiarundinaria fastuosa 'Viridis' | Newton, TX (8b)
Waxahachie, TX (8b) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Semiarundinaria yashadake 'Kimmei' | Humble, TX (9a)
Newton, TX (8b) |
August 28, 2004
August 28, 2004 |
|
| Shibataea lancifolia | Decatur, TX (7b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Sinobambusa tootsik 'Albostriata' | Waxahachie, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
| Thamnocalamus tessallatus
Berg Bamboo |
Oklahoma City, OK (7a)
Huffman, TX (9a) |
August 23, 2003
August 23, 2003 |
|
| Thryosostachys siamensis
Monastery bamboo |
Austin, TX (8b) | August 28, 2004 | |
Last updated by Steve Muzos, December 1, 2004