Pleioblastus pygamaeus ramosissimus 'Pygmy Bamboo' - A small bamboo with a unique fan-shaped leaf pattern that spreads quickly. Pygmy Bamboo does great in containers. When planted in the landscape, it makes an ideal ground cover because of its dwarf size. This is one of our most cold hardiest bamboos and one of our lowest priced bamboos. Pygmy Bamboo is easy to grow and maintain. Great starter plant for new bamboo enthusiasts.

Bamboo is technically a grass which grows more rapidly than any other plant on the planet. New bamboo shoots can grow as much as 3 feet in one day. Bamboo has been most widely used for shelter, food, paper, jewelry, and clothes in Asia. Bamboo can be divided into two main categories: clumpers and runners. Clumpers tend to send out new shoots within a couple of feet of the clump each year. Runners, however, send out new shoots much farther from the original clump. Bamboo culms can be ten times stronger than steel. Bamboo plants like a lot of water, but they also need a well-drained soil. Bamboo is a symbol of long life, strength and versatility for many cultures of the world.