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Bambusa textilis (Weaver's Bamboo) - An extremely attractive clumping bamboo that arches gracefully at the tops of its 2 inches wide and 30-40 feet tall culms. The thin-walled culms, without branches on the lower half, provide for long straight culms of medium-wall thickness that are used for weaving and furniture. Culm growth occurs in summer with new culms having a light bluish cast before maturing to a pale green.
Plant in full sun and irrigate regularly to occasionally. It is evergreen to 13° F and thought to be root hardy below 0° F. A great bamboo that is smaller and more decorative than the larger Bambusa oldhamii. This is an excellent bamboo for use in a specimen planting or planted as a tall hedge.
Bambusa textilis is native to the Guangxi & Guangdong Provinces in South-east China. The name for the genus comes from the Dutch word 'bamboes' or 'bamboo' that was a modification of Malay word 'bambu' and the specific epithet is the Latin word meaning "intertwined" in reference to its use for weaving or thatching. The plant pictured on our website is in the bamboo garden of Paul and Denise Stefanson in La Mesa, CA courtesy of Ralph Evans of Botanical Partners.
The information displayed on this page about Bambusa textilis is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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