CANADA'S BAMBOO WORLD 


Canada's Largest Selection of Rare Bamboo Plants
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In this catalogue we have tried to include some useful information about each bamboo plant. All of the Bamboo Plants listed are evergreen with leaves in winter.
Minimum temperature ratings are estimates in Celsius. With winter protection some of these bamboo plants have survived much colder temperatures than those listed below. Maximum height, and culm diameter ratings are under ideal conditions.
To see examples of typical plants sizes, click here.
Please note that between November and March, we restrict our bamboo plant shipments to Coastal British Columbia (The Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, and Vancouver Island). Pre-orders of live bamboo plants from the rest of British Columbia are welcome during the winter. Bamboo poles, bamboo canes, bamboo stakes, and bamboo fencing can be shipped year round to all of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland. We do not ship to Quebec or Manitoba.
Borinda
Borinda are clumping bamboos from Bhutan, Tibet, Yunnan & Sichuan. They are similar in appearance to Fargesia, but have different flowers and short rhizomes.
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Borinda boliana* Max Height 24' (West Coast Estimate 14 Feet) Borinda Boliana is a fairly new introduction into the horticultural world, and is one of the largest of the temperate clumping bamboos. The new canes come up blue later turning burgundy or purple depending on sun exposure. For a temperate clumping bamboo, Boliana has thick canes. Price & Size Availability ![]() |
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Borinda macclureana* Max Height 25' (West Coast Estimate 14 Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
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CHUSQUEA
Chusquea are evergreen clumping bamboos with a solid stem. They are mostly native in mountain ranges, from Mexico, to Southern Chile and Argentina.
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FARGESIA
Fargesias are clumping bamboo’s that come from the alpine forest’s of west and southwest China. These are the bamboo’s preferred by the panda. The Fargesias are valuable garden plants in the North because they are both hardy and clumping, unusual in that most clumping bamboo’s are not very hardy. The older culms are weeping while the current growth is upright. Give the culms plenty of room for a strong architectural effect. They grow slowly which makes a mature plant very valuable. They do best in open shade and prefer a cool climate. Ideal for Canada.
Fargesia denudata* Max Height 16' (West Coast Estimate 13 Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Fargesia dracocephala 'Rufa'* Max Height 10' (West Coast Estimate 8 - 10 Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
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Fargesia nitida (Fountain Bamboo)* Max Height 12' (West Coast Estimate 10' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Fargesia nitida 'Jiuzhaigou'* Max Height 12' (West Coast Estimate 10' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
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Fargesia robusta* Max Height 12 to 15' Price & Size Availability ![]() |
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Fargesia robusta 'Wenchuan'* Max Height 16' (West Coast Estimate 14' Feet - possibly taller) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Fargesia robusta 'Wolong'* Max Height 17' (West Coast Estimate 15' Feet - possibly taller) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Fargesia sp. Scabrida* Max Height 16' (West Coast Estimate 15' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Fargesia utilis* Max Height 20' (West Coast Estimate 13 Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
HIBANOBAMBUSA
Hibanobambusa is a genus of running bamboo’s from Japan thought to be a natural hybrid between Sasa veitchii and Phyllostachys nigra ‘Henon’
Hibanobambusa tranquillans 'Shiroshima'* Max Height 16' (West Coast Estimate 12' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
HIMALAYACALAMUS
Tender bamboos for zones 8-10
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INDOCALAMUS
Short running bamboos from China with large, broad leaves a few branches. These bamboos do very well in containers and indoors. The large leaves are very striking and make a wonderful rustling sound in the breeze. Indocalamus is a genus with very large leaves and non prominent culm nodes. They look very tropical and can thrive in very low light conditions.
Indocalamus latifolius* Max Height 10' (West Coast Estimate 6' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Indocalamus tessellatus* Max Height 10' (West Coast Estimate 5 Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
PHYLLOSTACHYS
The Phyllostachys are all running bamboo’s that range from eight to eighty feet tall; it might take more then ten years to get maximum height. Keep them at any height you desire by pruning back some roots, removing vigorous culms, or simply by cutting the culm to the height that you want. All are fine bonsai subjects and will also make excellent specimen container plants. They might be killed down to the ground in cold winters but grow again in the spring.
Phyllostachys angusta (Stone Bamboo)* Max Height 25' (West Coast Estimate 15' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys atrovaginata (also known as congesta)* Max Height 35' (West Coast Estimate 27' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys aurea Flavescens-Inversa* Max Height 27' (West Coast Estimate 18' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys aurea 'Holochrysa'* Max Height 27' (West Coast Estimate 15' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys aurea 'Koi'* Max Height 27' (West Coast Estimate 15' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Alata'* Max Height 33' (West Coast Estimate 25' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis'* Max Height 30' (West Coast Estimate 22' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Harbin'* Max Height 25' (West Coast Estimate 18' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Harbin Inversa'* Max Height 30' (West Coast Estimate 22' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis'* Max Height 30' (West Coast Estimate 22' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys aureosulcata (Yellow Groove)* Max Height 45' (West Coast Estimate 28' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys bambusoides (Also Known as 'Madake' or Japanese Timber Bamboo)* Max Height 72' (West Coast Estimate 40' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Albovariegata'* Max Height 35' (West Coast Estimate 27' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Allgold'* Max Height 35' (West Coast Estimate 27' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Castillon'* Max Height 35' (West Coast Estimate 27' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Castillon Inversa'* Max Height 40' (West Coast Estimate 30' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Marliac'* Max Height 30' (West Coast Estimate 22' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
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Phyllostachys bissetii* Max Height 40' (West Coast Estimate 25' - 30' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys Dulcis* Max Height 40' Price & Size Availability ![]() |
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Phyllostachys heteroclada (Water Bamboo)* Max Height 33' (West Coast Estimate 27' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys iridescens* Max Height 40 (West Coast Estimate 35') Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys makinoi* Max Height 60' (West Coast Estimate 30' Feet) Makinoi was named after botanist Tomitaro Makinoi (1862-1957). It is a huge upright timber bamboo that produces excellent wood. the shoots come up with a blueish powder coating the newly exposed culms. Used throughout asia for constructing furnature and a variety of crafts. Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nidularia* Max Height 33' (West Coast Estimate 20' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nigra (Black Bamboo)* Max Height 40' (West Coast Estimate 30' Feet Eastern Fraser Valley to 20' Feet At The Ocean) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nigra 'Bory'* Max Height 50' (West Coast Estimate 35' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nigra 'Daikokuchiku'* Max Height 57' (West Coast Estimate 30' Feet Eastern Fraser Valley to 20' Feet At The Ocean) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nigra 'Hale' (Hardy Black)* Max Height 35' (West Coast Estimate 25' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon'* Max Height 65' (West Coast Estimate 45' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nigra 'Megurochiku'* Max Height 50' (West Coast Estimate 30') Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nigra 'Othello'* Max Height 20' Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nigra 'Punctata'* Max Height 60' (West Coast Estimate 35' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nigra 'Shimadake'* Max Height 54' (West Coast Estimate 35' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nigra 'Tosaensis'* Max Height 30' (West Coast Estimate 20' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys nuda* Max Height 34' (West Coast Estimate 25' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys rubromarginata* Max Height 60' (West Coast Estimate 42' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys viridis 'Robert Young'* Max Height 40' (West Coast Estimate 32' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys vivax* Max Height 70' (West Coast Estimate 50' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis'* Max Height 70' (West Coast Estimate 50' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys vivax 'Huangwhenzhu'* Max Height 70' (West Coast Estimate 50' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Phyllostachys vivax 'Huangwhenzhu Inversa'* Max Height 70' (West Coast Estimate 50' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
PLEIOBLASTUS
Pleiblastus is a genus of small and medium sized running Bamboo’s with persistent culm leaves, similar to Arundinaria. Most are native to Japan. These plants do very well in containers. Can be very invasive in good soil conditions as roots grow about two to three feet underground. Great bamboo for soil erosion, steep embankments and hillsides.
Pleioblastus hindsii 'Yasui'* Max Height 18' (West Coast Estimate 15' Feet) Pleiblastus hindsii 'Yasuii' makes an dense upright screen to 18'. It also has very tasty shoots. This bamboo plant is a great choice for areas prone to erosion, such on a hillside, or close to a river or lake. The deep rhizomes stitch the earth together below ground. Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Pleioblastus viridistriatus* Max Height 3' (West Coast Estimate 2' Feet) This bamboo plant is a great choice for areas prone to erosion, such on a hillside, or close to a river or lake. The deep rhizomes stitch the earth together below ground, yet above ground, only grow a few feet tall, allowing any desired visual view to be left unaffected. Mowing this bamboo to the ground each spring encourages even more vibrant colors, and creates a short, dense, colorful lawn. Pleioblastus viridistriatus also makes a great choice for someone wanting to grow bamboo indoors. Price & Size Availability ![]() |
PSEUDOSASA
Small to medium size bamboo’s which usually have one branch at each node. Culms have persistent culm sheaths that do not fall off after the new shoots emerge in the summer.
Pseudosasa japonica (Arrow Bamboo)* Max Height 18' (West Coast Estimate 15' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Psuedosasa japonica 'Akebonosuji'* Max Height 18' (West Coast Estimate 15' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Psuedosasa japonica 'Tsutsumiana'* Max Height 18' (West Coast Estimate 10-15' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Psuedosasa japonica 'Variegata'* Max Height 18' (West Coast Estimate 15' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
SEMIARUNDINARIA
Medium sized running Bamboo’s with nearly cylindrical culms and culm leaves that do not fall off completely at once but hang for some time attached at the middle of their base which give the plant a very tropical look.
Semiarundinaria fastuosa (Japanese Palm Bamboo, Narihira or Temple Bamboo)* Max Height 30' (West Coast Estimate 25' Feet) This variety is a good choice for someone wanting to grow bamboo indoors. Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Semiarundinaria fastuosa 'Viridis'* Max Height 30' (West Coast Estimate 15 to 25 Feet) Although rated to 30 feet our Semiarundinaria fastuosa 'Viridis has only grown to about 15 feet tall here at Bamboo World. We estimate it may grow a little shorter than rated here in the Lower Mainland and Greater Vancouver of British Columbia. This versatile bamboo can be grown in sun or shade, as well as indoors, or outdoors. Other names for this bamboo are Japanese Palm Bamboo, Narihira, and Green Temple Bamboo. Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Semiarundinaria okuboi* Max Height 25' (West Coast Estimate 10' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Semiarundinaria yashadake 'Kimmei'* Max Height 25' (West Coast Estimate 12' Feet) Price & Size Availability ![]() |
THAMNOCALAMUS
Thamnocalamus tessellatus* Max Height 18' (West Coast Estimate 10 to 12 Feet) Thamnocalamus Price & Size Availability ![]() |
Specimen Sized Bamboo for Delivery Within Greater Vancouver, and the Fraser Valley
6 to 8 Feet Tall Bamboo Plants
Shipped within Greater Vancouver, and the Fraser Valley, British Columbia.
8 to 11 Feet Tall Bamboo Plants
Shipped within Greater Vancouver, and the Fraser Valley, British Columbia.
11 to 15 Feet Tall Bamboo Plants
Shipped within Greater Vancouver, and the Fraser Valley, British Columbia.
15 to 20 Feet Tall Bamboo Plants
Shipped within Greater Vancouver, and the Fraser Valley, British Columbia.
20 to 25 Feet Tall Bamboo Plants
Shipped within Greater Vancouver, and the Fraser Valley, British Columbia.

