Bamboo Species for USDA Zone 8

Fresh, long bamboo leaves

Bambusa Nana ‘Thai Silk Bamboo’

Bambusa nana is the most beautiful hedging screening bamboo. It’s also called Thai Silk Bamboo because of its tiny silky leaves. Learn more here!

latifolius is the taller dark clump on the left

Indocalamus Latifolius ‘Broadleaf Bamboo’

Indocalamus latifolius makes a beautiful lush low privacy screen with leaves up to a foot in length. Learn more about this tropical-looking bamboo here!

Light green to yellow stems of the Chusquea gigantea bamboo species

Chusquea Gigantea

Chusquea gigantea is a tall bamboo with solid stems. It’s perfect for a fast-growing, high privacy screen. Learn more about this bamboo here!

Slender tall culms of the Bambusa textilis variety with green foliage

Bambusa Textilis ‘Weaver’s Bamboo’

Weaver’s Bamboo is a decorative non-invasive plant that easily tolerates wind, heat, sun, & the cold. Learn more about the varieties of Bambusa textilis!

Slim young stems of the Phyllostachys nigra 'Megurochiku' bamboo that has a black stripe on a sulcus

Phyllostachys Nigra ‘Megurochiku’

Black Stripe Bamboo has olive-green stems with a black stripe running through the sulcus. It is a tall ornamental running bamboo – perfect for screens!