One of the best Bamboo species we offer and a top seller, if you want a very dense, quick bamboo grove or privacy screen that will grow under almost any conditions: in cold and hot climates, in sun or shade, inland or along the coast where there is salt air and wind, the Red Margin Bamboo might just be the one you've been looking for. Red Margin is one the fastest growing of the screening bamboos we offer and is cold hardy as far north as USDA Zone 5a. It is doing well above 5,000 feet in Denver Colorado! 

The attributes don't stop with cold hardiness...this is one very attractive bamboo. It was named for the small red margins on all the new edible shoots. It has beautiful green canes with long nodes. The canes are a handsome olive-green color with fine reddish striping and the culm sheath borders have pronounced red margin. The beautiful canes are sought for use in arts and crafts. The long spaces between the nodes can reach up to 22 inches on mature canes. The hard wood of this species makes it an excellent timber bamboo.

What's more? Red Margin Bamboo is salt spray tolerant, grows well in sun or even deep shade, and tolerates poorly-drained wet sites. It provides a medium to tall privacy screen depending on your location.