BAMBOO VARIETIES
Whispering Winds Bamboo is proud to showcase our bamboo inventory. All of the bamboo species we offer are clumping (no runners) and supplied with the utmost care with respect for the environment and the plants. They are organically grown and fertilized. We encourage each customer to research the optimal variety(s) for their unique situation, we provide detailed knowledge and support in any project. Give us a call or send an email, we’re here to assist with any questions and supply needed support. Please don't hesitate to contact us for other sizes, current pricing and special sales. Ask about free delivery to Upcountry or Central Maui.
ATRO
Gigantochloa Atroviolacea
Height: 55'
Culm Diameter: 4"
Culm Color: Green turning dark black, occasional green striping
Leaf Pattern: Large, broad, dark green, flat hand
Shape: Tall with a slight 'V' profile
Plant Uses: Ornamental, large hedge
Culm Uses: Exceptional black timber
Shoots: Edible
Grow Conditions: Hardy, handles wind, wet, drought
Wind Tolerance: Good
Origin: Java
Defining features: Majestic plant with royal color, poles maintain their color after curing
Price/Availability: $60 for 2 gallon container
$100 for 5 gallon container
MEXICAN WEEPING
Otatea Acuminata Aztecorum
Height: 20'
Culm Diameter: 1" solid canes
Culm Color: Dark red/purple/black
Leaf Pattern: Long thin wispy leaves
Shape: Irregular fountain shape, open clumper
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Culm Uses: Solid culms, very strong, used in bamboo bicycles
Shoots: Very small
Grow Conditions: Likes higher elevations best
Wind Tolerance: Good
Origin: Mexico
Defining features: Unique bamboo look and excellent stand alone species for the botanical collection
Price/Availability: $50 for 2 gallon container
$75 for 5 gallon container
HIROSE
Bambusa sp. 'Hirose'
Height: 50-55'
Culm Diameter: 4"
Culm Color: Green turning gold
Leaf Pattern: Dark green, broad leaf, long flat hand
Shape: Very straight and erect, tight clumper
Plant Uses: Perfect large hedge, windbreak, ornamental
Culm Uses: Exceptional Timber
Shoots: Excellent quality and maybe eaten raw if well mulched and not allowed to see sunlight
Grow Conditions: Hardy, tolerates wind, wet, drought, and salt
Wind Tolerance: Great
Origin: Southern China
Defining features: Ideal all-around green hedge, providing exceptional timber and great shoots, Old Hamii look-alike
Price/Availability: $20 for 1 gallon container
$30 for 2 gallon container
$45 for 5 gallon container
MALAY DWARF
Bambusa Glaucophylla
Height: 12-15'
Culm Diameter: 1" solid
Culm Color: Green/gold
Leaf Pattern: Variegated green and white creates lighter green
Shape: Erect and bushy
Plant Uses: Excellent privacy hedge, windbreak, and ornamental
Culm Uses: Garden stakes
Shoots: Too small
Grow Conditions: Rugged, can handle wind, salt, drought, and wet
Wind Tolerance: Excellent
Origin: Malaysia
Defining features: Bushy to ground, creates impenetrable hedge, plant 5 to 10 feet apart
Price/Availability: $20 for 1 gallon container
$30 for 2 gallon container
$45 for 5 gallon container
NASTUS, SWEET SHOOT
Nastus Elatus
Height: 50-65'
Culm Diameter: 4"
Culm Color: Green
Leaf Pattern: Long, narrow, light green, hanging
Shape: Feathering overflow with a 'W' profile
Plant Uses: Best shoots available, may be eaten raw
Culm Uses: not applicable/weak wall
Shoots: Exceptionally good, raw or cooked
Grow Conditions: Fast growing and salt tolerant, requires good drainage
Wind Tolerance: The thin walled culms can blow over in the wind quite easily
Origin: New Guinea
Defining features: Raw edible shoots, weeping willow leaves, and blue florescent shoots
Price/Availability: $20 for 1 gallon container
$30 for 2 gallon container
$50 for 5 gallon container
SACRED BALI
Schizostachyum Brachycladum
Height: 40'
Culm Diameter: 3"
Culm Color: Bright buttery yellow
Leaf Pattern: Broad dark green leaves fanning out
Shape: Erect and vertical
Plant Uses: Ornamental, collector's favorite
Culm Uses: Thin walled culms used for flutes
Shoots: Edible if starving
Grow Conditions: Delicate, can be grown in a pot
Wind Tolerance: Does not like strong wind
Origin: SE Asia
Defining features: Very dramatic, makes an excellent plant to show off in the landscape
Price/Availability: $35 for 1 gallon container
$60 for 2 gallon container
$100 for 5 gallon container
TEXTILIS
Bambusa Textilis
Height: 40'
Culm Diameter: 2"
Culm Color: Blueish to green to gold
Leaf Pattern: Graceful medium green leaves
Shape: Very erect tight clumper, exposed lower culms
Plant Uses: Privacy hedge, ornamental
Culm Uses: Handicraft, flutes and furniture
Shoots: Edible
Grow Conditions: Hardy, especially salt, drought, and cold tolerant
Wind Tolerance: Excellent
Origin: China
Defining features: Sometimes called blue bamboo for the powdery blue cast to the mature culms, striking in the landscape and a great windbreak species
Price/Availability: $45 for 2 gallon container
$75 for 5 gallon container
LAKO, TIMOR BLACK
Bambusa Lako
Height: 50-60'
Culm Diameter: 3.5"
Culm Color: Initial green turns chocolate black with occasional green stripes that dry yellow
Leaf Pattern: Medium green, long, thin, hanging
Shape: Very erect and tight clumper
Plant Uses: Ornamental, large hedge
Culm Uses: Black timber, furniture
Shoots: Edible
Grow Conditions: Loves rich moist soil
Wind Tolerance: Good
Origin: Timor Islands
Defining features: Shiny chocolate brown culms with occasional green stripes; a gorgeous plant
Price/Availability: $35 for 1 gallon container
$60 for 2 gallon container
$100 for 5 gallon container
WAMIN, LUMPY NOODLE
Bambusa Vulgaris 'Wamin'
Height: 16-25'
Culm Diameter: 3"
Culm Color: Green
Leaf Pattern: Large green
Shape: Boxy, distinctive bulge in culms
Plant Uses: Ornamental, hedge
Culm Uses: Furniture
Shoots: Edible but bitter
Grow Conditions: Grows tallest at higher altitudes, at lower altitudes will remain shorter
Wind Tolerance: Good
Origin: Unknown
Defining features: Can be an impenetrable hedging bamboo as it gets thick with branches from the ground up, very hardy
Price/Availability: $20 for 1 gallon container
$30 for 2 gallon container
$45 for 5 gallon container
GRACILIS, WEAVER'S
Bambusa Textilis Var. Gracilis
Height: 20-25'
Culm Diameter: 1-1 1/4"
Culm Color :Green-turning golden
Leaf Pattern: Small, delicate, flat hand
Shape: Slight weeping form, tight clumper
Plant Uses: Excellent privacy hedge, windbreak, ornamental
Culm Uses: Weaving crafts
Shoots: Edible
Grow Conditions: Hardy: cold, wind, wet, drought and salt tolerant
Wind Tolerance: Excellent
Origin: Subtropical China
Defining features: Easy maintenance, makes a perfect hedge
Price/Availability: $55 for 2 gallon container
$85 for 5 gallon container
DOLI
Bambusa Dolichomerithalla 'Greenstripe'
Height: 25-30'
Culm Diameter: 2"
Culm Color: Vivid light green with occasional dark green striping
Leaf Pattern: Wide, flat, medium green
Shape: Vase
Plant Uses: Privacy hedge, windbreak, ornamental
Culm Uses: not applicable
Shoots: not applicable
Grow Conditions: Vigorous, drought hardy
Wind Tolerance: Excellent
Origin: Taiwan
Defining features: Multi-colored culms from light greenish yellow to dark green with stripes of varying shades of green, very dramatic in the landscape
Price/Availability: $25 for 1 gallon container
$40 for 2 gallon container
$65 for 5 gallon container
CHUNGII, WHITE BAMBOO
Bambusa Chungii
Height: 30'
Culm Diameter: 2"
Culm Color: White to gold
Leaf Pattern: Medium sized, light green
Shape: Erect form, leafless lower 10'
Plant Uses: Privacy hedge, ornamental
Culm Uses: Thin walled culms, weaving handicrafts
Shoots: not applicable
Grow Conditions: Normal bamboo hardiness
Wind Tolerance: Good
Origin: China
Defining features: Spectacular white accent color
Price/Availability: $45 for 2 gallon container
$75 for 5 gallon container
HITAM
Dendrocalumus Asper 'Hitam'
Height: 100'
Culm Diameter: 8-11"
Culm Color: Black
Leaf Pattern: Broad, dark green, flat hand
Shape: Slight vase profile
Plant Uses: Extraordinary specimen, collectors favorite
Culm Uses: Black timber, furniture
Shoots: Edible
Grow Conditions: Hardy and vigorous and needs lots of space; this is a big plant
Wind Tolerance: Excellent
Origin: Central Java
Defining features: Rare, largest black bamboo, dramatic addition to the landscape
Price/Availability: $60 for 2 gallon container
$100 for 5 gallon container
GUADUA
Guadua Angustafolia
Height: 85'
Culm Diameter: 6-8"
Culm Color: Green with distinctive white bands on the internodes
Leaf Pattern: Medium sized, lighter green, flat hand
Shape: Straight up, very erect, open clumper
Plant Uses: Erosion control, plantation timber
Culm Uses: Medium sized, lighter green, flat hand
Shoots: Timber, furniture making
Grow Conditions: Very hardy, handles rocky terrain, marginal soil, and excellent for erosion control
Wind Tolerance: Susceptible to blowing over in high winds
Origin: South America
Defining features: White bands on nodes (not internodes) and can be very thorny with lots of sharp lethal thorns on branches and culms; Recommended cultivar of angustafolia is lessthorniensis
Price/Availability: $30 for 2 gallon container
$45 for 5 gallon container
ALPHONSE KARR
Bambusa Multiplex 'Alphonse Karr'
Height: 20-25'
Culm Diameter: 1"
Culm Color: Gold with green stripes, new shoots have beautiful pink blush that fades with age
Leaf Pattern: Small
Shape: Natural fountain which can be easily pruned
Plant Uses: Privacy hedge, windbreak, ornamental
Culm Uses: Strong thin canes
Shoots: Edible but very small
Grow Conditions: Hardy plant
Wind Tolerance: Excellent
Origin: China
Defining features: Versatile styling with fountain shape that can be pruned to reveal golden culms
Price/Availability: $30 for 2 gallon container
$45 for 5 gallon container