Photo copyright: Dain Sansome, 2003
Maximum Height: 2 feet
Diameter: 0.3 inches
Hardiness: 0° F
USDA zone 7 through 10
This bamboo is probably the smallest hardy bamboo, and is native to Yakushima,
a small island in Japan. Its leaves
are similar but more slender than
Pleioblastus distichus. Ours has grown only about 12 inches tall.