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  The following are bamboo that should have little or no damage when exposed to the listed temperatures for a short period of time. Winds or prolonged cold spells can cause more significant damage to culms and foliage.

 
The root mass often will survive colder temperatures, even if the culms die back to the ground, sending up healthy new shoots the following spring. 
 Many groundcover bamboos (not mentioned in this list), although top-hardy to near 0° F, are root hardy well below 0° F.

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Phyllostachys and Fargesia are the two most cold hardy genera, see below for listing of each species:

In approximate order of hardiness:
Name                                      Min. temperature for top hardiness

hardy for USDA Zone 5 through Zone 9  
Fargesia nitida (clumping) -20° F
Fargesia murielae (clumping) -20° F
Fargesia sp. 'Jiuzhaigou' I (clumping) -20° F
Fargesia sp. 'Jiuzhaigou' II (clumping) -20° F
Fargesia sp. 'Rufa' (clumping) -15° F
Phyllostachys nuda -10° F
Phyllostachys bissetii -10° F
Phyllostachys aureosulcata -10° F
Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis' -10° F
Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Harbin' -10° F
Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Harbin Inversa' -10° F
Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' -10° F
Phyllostachys atrovaginata -10° F
Phyllostachys decora -10° F
Phyllostachys parvifolia -10° F
Phyllostachys stimulosa -10° F
Phyllostachys heteroclada 'Solid Stem' -10° F
Fargesia dracocephala (clumping) -10° F
Fargesia denudata (clumping) -10° F
Fargesia denudata Xian II (clumping) -10° F
hardy for USDA Zone 6 through Zone 9  
Arundinaria gigantea -5° F
Sasa oshidensis -5° F
Sasamorpha borealis -5° F
Sasa veitchii -5° F
Indocalamus tessellatus -5° F
Phyllostachys rubromarginata -5° F
Phyllostachys vivax -5° F
Phyllostachys vivax 'Huangwenzhu' -5° F
Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis' -5° F
Phyllostachys vivax 'Huangwenzhu Inversa' -5° F
Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon' -5° F
Shibataea kumasaca -5° F
Shibataea chinensis -5° F
Fargesia sp. 'Scabrida' (clumping) -5° F
Timber Bamboo  (Phyllostachys)   
30 to 70 ft. tall
Mid-sized Bamboo (Phyllostachys)
15 to 30 ft tall
Cold-hardy Clumping Bamboo       
6 to 25 ft. tall
Cold-sensitive Clumping Bamboo
 6 to 50 ft. tall
Other Running Bamboo               
6 to 25 ft. tall
Small Running Bamboo                
1 to 8 ft. tall
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