What bamboo varieties grow best in shade?
(F. denudata), (F. nitida), (F. nitida ‘Jiuzhaigou’), (F. murielae), (F. apicirubens ‘White Dragon’), (T. crassinodus), (T. crassinodus ‘Kew Beauty’), (T. crassinodus ‘Merlyn’), (Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda), all require some shade. I tell my customers, ” You may plant a “full sun loving bamboo” in the shade, but don’t plant a shade loving bamboo in the full sun”.