Plant in full sun to light shade. Thought to be among the hardiest (to 12° F) of the Bambusa multiplex group. An attractive garden or container plant that can be cut to the ground annually and treated like an ornamental grass. Easily confused with the larger fern-leaf which does not have solid culms.

The name for the genus comes from the Dutch word 'bamboes' or 'bamboo' that was a modification of Malay word 'bambu'. This dwarf bamboo was reportedly brought into cultivation in the US in 1928 by American botanist and plant collector Floyd Alonzo McClure (1897-1970) who was a horticulture instructor at Canton Christian College in Guangzhou, China and a leading authority on bamboo. We grew this attractive bamboo from 1999 until 2012. 

Information displayed on this page about Bambusa multiplex 'Riviereorum' 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.