Aesthetic Gardens-Rare Plants Bamboo Bamboo Evergreen, with an Oriental look bamboo is not just one plant. There are over one thousand different bamboos. Some grow no more than 18 inches tall, and can be kept trimmed to 6 inches or less. Other giant bamboos can grow to over 100 feet with a diameter of up to 12 inches.
Some bamboos are sympodial, spreading only very slowly.
Never aggressively expanding beyond their allotted space. There are quite a few bamboos with leaves that are variegated with white or yellow. Some bamboos are strictly upright, making them suitable for hedging or screening near to roads or walkways. Others are weeping and make beautiful specimens especially near a pond. The most beautiful use for bamboo is to form an open grove that one can walk into.