Phyllostachys vivax

Phyllostachys vivax 🎍
Common Name: Vivax Bamboo
Type: Running Bamboo | Tall & Hardy 🌿 | Dramatic & Fast-Growing 🌾

Phyllostachys vivax is a majestic bamboo species, known for its towering height and robust growth. With culms that can reach up to 60 feet, it’s one of the tallest bamboos available, making it a spectacular choice for large-scale privacy screens, windbreaks, or striking landscape features 🌿🎍.

This vigorous grower has thick, bright green culms and dense, arching foliage that creates lush, tropical appeal. It’s hardy in moderate climates and thrives in full sun to partial shade. Phyllostachys vivax is ideal for gardeners seeking a bold, natural statement plant that delivers fast coverage and impressive vertical presence 🏡🌱.

🌿 Key Features:
📏 Height: 40–60 ft (12–18 m)
📐 Spread: Spreading (use rhizome barrier or root pruning)
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 7–10
🎍 Growth Habit: Running, tall and dense
🌿 Culms: Thick, bright green, strong
🍃 Foliage: Large, arching green leaves
🌞 Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
🏡 Uses: Tall privacy screens, windbreaks, specimen planting

✅ Why Choose Phyllostachys vivax?
🌿 One of the tallest and most impressive bamboos
🌱 Fast-growing with thick, sturdy culms
🎍 Creates dramatic tropical screens and windbreaks
🌞 Versatile in sun and shade
🏡 Perfect for large landscapes and bold garden statements

Bring height, strength, and lush beauty to your garden with Phyllostachys vivax—a bamboo that makes a grand, lasting impression 🎍🌿.

Phyllostachys vivax resembles the plain green culms of Phyllostachys bambusoides except that it has thinner culm walls and there is a white powdery band beneath each node. Vivax is a good choice for eating and has nice large edible shoots.