Bamboo Garden at Foothill College Medium to giant size, running bamboos. The culms are a golden yellow except for thin green stripes. The culms are golden yellow with green grooves.
Some leaves have yellow stripes.
The culms are green with yellow grooves. The pictured bamboo is still in its juvenal stage. The young culms are covered with velvety soft hairs. The culms turn to black after 6 months to a year. The culms develope dark color blotches.