Bambusa multiplex is an easy to maintain, hedge bamboo, as well as
being very hardy, sub-tropical, clumping variety. It is by far the best bamboo for
growing potted indoors, achieving full size in a large enough container. Small, and
fountain shaped with strong 0.5” diameter canes and long narrow leaves,
Bambusa multiplex quickly fills in to make an outstanding living barrier. Plant
individual stands 3'-4' apart, and the resulting screen will be better than any
stockade fence for privacy. As my smallest bamboo specimen plant, it is easily
shaped, and maintained as a topiary or hedge.