ShrubsHedge Bamboo
Bambusa multiplex
Hedge Bamboo (Bambusa multiplex) is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 8-11, that matures to about 10-25 ft. It does best in part shade and full sun with moderate water needs in well-drained and moist soil. It attracts birds, stands up well to humidity and salt, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 8-11
- Sun
- Part shade, Full sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Mature size
- 10-25 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Attracts
- Birds
- Tough against
- Humidity, Salt
- Native to
- Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Hedge Bamboo is hardy to about 10°F (estimated from USDA zone 8), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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