Plant in full sun to light shade. Hardy to 12 degrees F. An attractive bamboo of a manageable size that makes a good container plant and is also useful for screening.

Bambusa multiplex is native to China (provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and northern Indochina. 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 means "many folds" or "of many parts", presumably in reference to the many small leaves.

We grew this nice bamboo from 1989 until 2019 and only discontinued growing it to make room for plants that required less irrigation. 

Information displayed on this page about Bambusa multiplex 'Golden Goddess' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will 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.