Category: Species Guides

Nine clumping bamboo species worth planting for privacy, with typical heights rather than best-case marketing figures, sorted by climate.

Graceful bamboo is the default choice for a tall, narrow privacy screen in zone 8b and warmer. Typical height, spacing, hardiness limits…

Fargesia rufa is the most forgiving cold-hardy clumping bamboo and the right first choice for northern gardens. Honest hardiness figures, height, spacing…

Seabreeze bamboo has the best salt and wind tolerance of any screening clumper. Typical height, spacing, coastal siting — and the truth…