Dwarf White Stripe Bamboo

Pleioblastus fortunei a/k/a Arundinaria fortunei, Arundinaria variegata, Pleioblastus variegatus

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone

Type: Running

Height: 2 to 3′

Spread: 3’+

Culm Diameter: 1/4″

Sun: Mostly Sun or Part Shade

Soil: Average, Moist but Well-Drained

Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

Description

A dense, tough, robust and spreading groundcover, Dwarf White Stripe Bamboo lights up the garden with pure white and green striped young foliage that matures to cream and bluish-green in summer. A great accent or solo plant in containers. When provided shade during the afternoon, the leaves will remain brightly variegated throughout the summer. Though not necessary, cutting back old growth in the early spring will result in beautiful fresh new growth that persists throughout the year. Typically staying below 2 feet in height in our gardens, the plant spreads like other running bamboo by rhizomes almost indefinitely with regular moisture. Plants are remarkably drought tolerant once established and the vigorous spread can be limited by withholding water.

Landscape & Other Uses

Containers/Pots: Excellent

Crafts: Too Small

Edible: Too small

Groundcover: Excellent

Hedge: Good

Indoor: Good with 4 hours minimum sun light – PLEASE SEE: How To Grow Bamboo Plants Indoors

Ornamental: Excellent

Privacy Screen: NA

Specimen: In containers or small contained areas.

Wood Quality: N/A

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this Bamboo variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Dwarf White Stripe Bamboo grows well in most any most but well-drained soil of average fertility and mostly sun to part shade. We think it looks its best with a little shade or filtered sun during the mid-afternoon hours. This species will spread to form large colonies. If planted in an area where unlimited spread is not acceptable, underground barriers can be installed to control spread. Can be trimmed or mowed to the ground every year to stimulate all fresh new growth for the current season.

How To Grow Bamboo Plants Indoors

Dwarf White Stripe Bamboo is a running bamboo, which means it spreads, and this one will spread far and wide if not controlled. If you intend on using it in a small space we suggest the use of Bamboo Root Barrier to control spread.

Please Note: To look its best, we suggest using a mower, hedge clippers, or other cutting tools to cut White Stripe Bamboo plants back to the ground annually in late winter to encourage all-new fresh variegated leaves. Otherwise, there may be a mixture of older leaves, which have faded more to green, and new more brightly colored variegated leaves.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Bamboo plants.

How To Grow Bamboo Plants Indoors

How To Plant Bamboo Plants In The Ground

How To Plant Bamboo Plants In Containers & Pots

How To Fertilize And Water Bamboo Plants

How To Prune Bamboo Plants

How To Stop The Spread Of Bamboo Plants

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