It has a quiet, restrained appearance. Slow growing to 4 feet. A running bamboo that serves well as a screen or windbreak. This timber bamboo produces thick green canes and grows over 40 feet tall. Bright green canes can get up to 6 inches in diameter.
Foliage is airy and delicate, turning purple, pink, bronze or red in winter as weather cools.
Several cultivars available growing from 18 inches to 8 feet. Plant in full sun, part shade. Prefers damp, acid soil rich in organic matter. Native to the cool streams and rivers in Humboldt County, this water-loving perennial is valued for its large, round jagged leaves attached to the ends of rough hairy stalks. Bold and opulent, it hugs river washed stones along stream banks and gives water features a lush tropical feel.