Austin - Bamboo that has been grown successfully
(This list is prioritized by bamboo that are the easiest to grow in the area with the least maintenance.)(Sun exposure - 5 full sun, 1 full shade)
	Bamboo Name	Common Name	Brief Description	Clumper	Runner	Max Height	Max Culm Diameter	Min. Temp	Sun	Submitted By:
1	Semiarundinaria Fastuosa	Temple Bamboo	Very tall, stately and errect.  Culm sheaths stay attached long after shooting and hangs by the center of the sheath.  Wine colored culms.  Not an aggressive runner.  Short Branches. Low water needs.		x	20'	1	-5	5	Txbooguru@aol.com
2	Phyllostachys Viridis		High quality wood.  Excellent shoots for eating.  Culms feel somewhat rough due to tiny indentations.  Low water needs.		x	40'	3.2	-5	5	Txbooguru@aol.com
3	Phyllostachys Aurea	Golden Bamboo	This is the plant that people talk about when they say that bamboo ate the yard of someone they knew! Well-adapted to Central Texas conditions, makes a good grove, is a running bamboo. Some culms have their lower nodes distorted, which is decorative.		x	27'	1.8	0	5	gardentex@hotmail.com
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