Bambusa vulgaris ‘Vittata’ or Painted Bamboo, (previously known as Bambusa striata) is a medium sized tropical and subtropical clumping bamboo native to China and the Indochina region. It is one of the most cultivated ornamental bamboos in the tropical world.
Commonly and widely planted as an ornamental bamboo, as hedges to border land or as erosion control on slopes or riverbeds. Water from boiled shoots is also used as a medicine. Culms are used as poles in light construction or furniture. In Central America often used to make baskets or as tv-antenna posts.
Clumping
-1°C
10 - 15 m
5 - 8 cm