Discover the Perfect Bamboo Varietal For Your Home
Ocoee Bamboo Farm carries several species of bamboo. Each type is ideal for different uses and can be trimmed to the dimensions you prefer. So whether you’re looking for a privacy screen or a decorative piece, we have a bamboo varietal that fits your needs.
Discover the Perfect Bamboo Varietal For Your Home
Ocoee Bamboo Farm carries several species of bamboo. Each type is ideal for different uses and can be trimmed to the dimensions you prefer. So whether you’re looking for a privacy screen or a decorative piece, we have a bamboo varietal that fits your needs.
Graceful Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Textilis Gracilis
Graceful bamboo is a slender weaver bamboo that has a graceful appearance. Graceful or Gracilis Bamboo reaches heights of 25 ft. with 1 in. culms and is of the noninvasive clumping bamboo variety.
RG Dwarf Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Textilis “RG Dwarf”
This Dwarf bamboo grows very graceful but grows to a height of only 15-18 ft. RG dwarf bamboo is a perfect bamboo for applications that require bamboo plants with shorter heights while still maintaining the graceful bamboo look. This is a somewhat rare bamboo but can be a very good choice for above fence line privacy.
Asian Lemon Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Eutuldoides ‘Viridivittta’
Asian Lemon bamboo is a clumping bamboo imported from China that makes a stunning ornamental hedge, whether it's trimmed or not. Asian lemons have yellow-colored canes with green stripes. It reaches heights of 25 ft. with 1 in. canes similar to graceful bamboos.
NBG Bamboo
NBG is a medium-size clumping bamboo that is one of our fastest growers. This bamboo makes great wind protection and screening for two-story homes, electrical poles, or towers. Its average height is 30-35 ft. but can be maintained at 8-12 ft. NBGs have beautiful 2-2.5 in. culms making this a farm favorite.
Albo Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Textilis Albostriata
Albostriata has similar growth patterns to Graceful bamboo but it has the additional beauty of random vertical white pinstripes on the culms. Reaching heights of up to 25 ft. with 1 in. culms, this noninvasive clumping variety is the perfect bamboo to place in your gardens and outdoor hospitality areas.
Golden Goddess Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Multiplex “Golden Goddess”
Golden Goddess bamboo makes a great hedge bamboo for smaller yards because its height ranges from 6-12 ft. The culms usually grow from 1/4 to ½ in. in diameter, making this bamboo easy to trim and square into the perfect hedge line.
Dwarf Buddha Belly Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Vulgaris Wamin
Dwarf Buddha Belly is one of the most interesting bamboos of them all. With Wamin’s swollen internodes, this bamboo is bound to capture the attention of visitors and become a conversation piece. Its height averages between 12-15 ft. with 3 in. canes.
Striped Dwarf Buddha Belly
Scientific Name: Bambusa Vulgaris Wamin
Striped Dwarf Buddha Belly is similar to the Dwarf Buddha Belly. But instead of dark green canes, it has light green canes with dark green stripes. This bamboo plant has very attractive swollen internodes and grows to heights of around 12-15 ft. with 3 in. swollen canes.
Maylay Variegated Dwarf
Scientific Name: Bambusa Glaucophylla
Maylay Variegated dwarf bamboo grows to 12 ft, with gorgeous green and white variegated striped leaves. Dwarf maylay can be used for a short attractive hedge or as a focal point of a room. It is cold hardy to 25 degrees and can be trimmed or shaped to your desired look. Its culms usually grow straight and to about 3/4 inch in diameter. Maylay variegated dwarf is great around pools and air conditioners.
Black Timor
Scientific Name: Bambusa Lako
Black Timor is a gorgeous bamboo but is slightly cold sensitive. It can handle temperatures down to 27 degrees. Cold weather below its hardiness can bring stress that may delay its growth for a year or two. However, it is so beautiful that it might just be worth the chance. Black bamboo grows to 35 ft. with 3 in. canes.
Hawaiian Gold Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Vulgaris Vittata
Hawaiian Gold is a very popular bamboo because of its bright yellow 4 in. culms and distinctive green stripes. It makes a great ornamental clumping bamboo centerpiece. It reaches heights of up to 50 ft. and the canes can be used for furniture, crafts, and other items.
Emerald Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Textilis Mutibilis
Emerald Bamboo is also known as Royal bamboo. Its culms reach heights of 40 ft. with a diameter of 1.5 in. Emerald bamboo is very similar to Graceful bamboo but it has larger and taller culms. Its culms are erect with a white powder on its beautiful exposed canes.
Tropical Blue Bambo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Chungii
Blue Bamboo is one of our favorite ornamental centerpiece bamboos. With its white powder bloom and its muted blue appearance, it's no wonder why people fall in love with it. This beautiful bamboo reaches 30 ft. tall with 2 in. in diameter canes.
Baby Blue “Barbie”
Scientific Name: Bambusa Chungii Barbelletta
Baby Blue bamboo or Barbie bamboo is a beautiful smaller version of Tropical Blue Chungii bamboo. This varietal grows to 25 ft. with 1.5 in. canes. The canes are a beautiful pale powdery blue color. This amazing bamboo is cold hardy down to 21 degrees.
Most importantly, this bamboo is easy to fall in love with. With the beautiful blue culms, it's an eye-catcher and a surefire conversation starter.
Yin Yang Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Emeiensis Viridiflavus
Yin Yang bamboo is a great ornament collector’s bamboo. It has stripes that alternate 180 degrees at each internode. This bamboo grows 35 ft. tall with 2.5 in canes. The Yin Yang bamboo is a unique varietal that will attract your guest to its splendor.
Fernleaf Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Multiplex Fernleaf
Fernleaf is a great hedge bamboo that grows to 16 ft with up to half-inch canes. This bamboo is also great for shaping and trimming to form a manicured box look for your hedge. Fernleaf is a very tight caned clumping bamboo, making it very good for erosion control.
Parker Giant Bamboo
Scientific Name: Dendrocalamus SP
The Parker Giant is one big bamboo. It reaches heights of 80 ft. with 7 in. yellow-green culms. This varietal has lovely green foliage. Due to its size, we advise customers to make sure they plant this bamboo in a location with a lot of room.
Additionally, its large canes can be used in a variety of ways from creating simple eating and drinking utensils to serving as scaffolding in construction projects.
Bonnie Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Boniopsis
Bambusa Boniopsis or Bonnie bamboo is a smaller growing clumping bamboo with a slightly smaller and delicate appearance. This bamboo makes for great privacy screening. It grows up to 20 ft. tall with 1 in. culms that feature a small leaf pattern.
Chinese Dwarf Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Guangxiensis
Also known as China Doll, Chinese Dwarf bamboo is a very bushy bamboo that can be trimmed into a beautiful dense hedge. This varietal reaches heights of 15-18 ft. but is most often trimmed to a 6-8 ft. hedge. It is also hardy at 27 degrees. This clumping bamboo is the perfect bamboo for screening or shaping.
Green Hedge Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Multiplex Silver Stripe
Green Hedge Bamboo or Silverstripe grows 15-45 ft. tall and makes the perfect privacy hedge. It is dense and bushy with green striped canes. This varietal is also a great bamboo for all types of uses, from ornamental to structural.
Oldhamii Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Oldhamii
Oldhamii is a giant timber bamboo with culms of 4 in. in diameter and reaching 50-60 ft in height. It is great as an elegant hedge to block two-story houses or an ornamental centerpiece. Additionally, it is a clumping noninvasive variety that shows its culms.
Seabreeze Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Malingensis
Seabreeze or Mailing is another mid-size clumping bamboo that makes great screening from neighbors. It has a blue-white blush at each culm section with exposed canes making this bamboo pleasing in appearance. Seabreeze reaches heights of 30-45 ft with 2 in. culms.
Angel Mist Bamboo
Scientific Name: Dendrocalamus Minor Amoenus
Angel Mist Bamboo makes a great ornamental bamboo collector piece. This appealing bamboo reaches heights of 35 ft. with 3 in. powdery white-coated canes that will give you an eye-pleasing glimpse of green stripes. When looking at the canes, they appear to have a ghostly powder mist that adds to their appeal.
Ladyfinger Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Richard Waldron
Ladyfinger Bamboo is a shorter growing bamboo with green leaves and canes that grow more upright than Golden Goddess or Fernleaf bamboo varietals. This bamboo often grows to heights of around 10-12 ft., making it a good option for smaller yards.
Cool Buddha (A Rare Varietal)
Scientific Name: Bambusa Tuldoides “Swollen Internode”
This extremely rare bamboo has amazing warped canes like Wamin or Dwarf Buddha Belly, except it is cold hardy to 15 degrees and grows taller to roughly 18 ft. in height. Cool Buddha makes a great above-the-fence privacy screening with its unique and eye-catching warped lower canes. This bamboo currently holds a higher price tag but will lower as time goes by.
Silk Bamboo (A Rare Varietal)
Scientific Name: Bambusa Textilis Glabra
This rare and unique eye-catching has blush white bloom on its culms. It's a great choice for above-the-fence privacy screening with a kick. Reaching heights of 25 ft. with 1 in. canes, this bamboo privacy screener is perfect for blocking out two-story houses. Although this bamboo may hold a higher price, it will likely drop in the future.
Solitude Bamboo (A Rare Varietal)
Scientific Name: Bambusa Contracta
This upright grower is mostly used as a hedge or a collector piece. It features canes averaging 1 in. like the graceful bamboo but shorter in height, topping out at about 20 ft. It is also hardy to 15 degrees. This bamboo might be slightly more expensive, but in a few years, the price will most likely drop.
Rosa Bamboo (A Rare Varietal)
Scientific Name: Bambusa Multiplex Rosa
This very rare bamboo is similar to Golden Goddess bamboo but with more upright growing culms. What makes this bamboo so neat is the rare shades of pink and reddish colors of its culms. Its average height of 6 ft. makes this the perfect bamboo to plant around pools for lower privacy screening or as an amazing collector piece.
Buddha Clonex Giant
Scientific Name: Bambusa Ventricosa Clonex
Buddha Clonex Giant is one big Bambusa that can reach heights of 60 ft. with 3 in. canes. This bamboo is very similar to Buddha belly green but it can reach greater heights. It is a clumping bamboo that is great for screening and barriers. Its canes have many uses as well.
Buddha Belly Kimmei
Scientific Name: Bambusa Ventricosa Kimmei
This Giant Bambusa bamboo makes a great wind barrier and screening from noxious gases because of its height of 40-50 ft. and 2-3 in. culms. Its culms are yellow with green stripes which are pleasing to the eyes.
Buddha Belly Green
Scientific Name: Bambusa Ventricosa
This varietal is very similar in growth patterns to Buddha Kimmei but is green in color. This beautiful bamboo makes great barriers and screening because of its height of 40-50 ft. and 3 in. diameter thick canes. The canes are strong and can be used for arts and crafts as well as various handmade items.
Golden Hedge Bamboo
Scientific Name: Bambusa Multiplex Alphonse Karr
Most commonly known as Alphonse Karr, this clumping bamboo makes great hedges. The culms and branches are yellow with bright green stripes. Its new culms have a reddish appearance, adding a beautiful luscious look. The Alphonse Karr grows up to 20 ft. tall with 1 in. canes.
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