Description
Small, fast growing, evergreen bamboo, perennial (H 0,3-0,8 m, W 1-2 m), spreads by horizontal rhizomes. Dense growth. Stems thin, soft, light green to light brown. Leaves lanceolate (8-15 cm), slightly hairy, light green. It grows well in sufficiently drained, always moist soils, in sunny and half-shady sites, protected from hot sun and dry wind. Useful as a ground-covering plant for larger areas.