Japan One of the smallest bamboos in cultivation. Well suited for use as a ground cover. Japan Dark green leaves with occasional golden stripes. Lower surface of leaf is softly hairy. Grows well in the ground or in containers.
Variegation is most evident on the new growth, but persists quite well.
A distinctive feature of this selection is that while the extent of the variagation on each individual leaf is variable, the leaf midribs are almost always white. Japan A relatively slow spreader, and quite hardy. Leaves are dark green, sharply variegated with white stripes. Variegation persists throughout the year. The form which we are offering will probably attain a height of only about 2'.