A large tender clumping bamboo with a maximum height of 50 feet under optimum conditions. Large arching golden yellow culms have green vertical stripes that look like drip marks. Branches are often striped as well. The native location is uncertain, because this species has been widely cultivated for such a long time. The name Bambusa vulgaris 'Striata' is listed as being the current name in "The Bamboos of the World" by Dieter Ohrnberger (1999). This plant is sometimes also commonly called the Golden Hawaiian Bamboo.
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