Red Margin Bamboo Bare Root Rhizome – Phyllostachys rubromarginata, Cold Hardy Privacy Bamboo

Red Margin Bamboo (Phyllostachys rubromarginata) Bare Root Rhizome

This listing includes one live bare root rhizome of Red Margin Bamboo, a cold-hardy and fast-growing running bamboo species. Known for its tall, upright canes with subtle reddish highlights on young shoots, this bamboo is ideal for creating natural privacy screens, windbreaks, or ornamental groves.

Key Features

• Cold hardy to -5°F, suitable for USDA Zones 6–10
• Fast-growing running bamboo with upright growth habit
• Reaches mature heights of 30 to 50 feet
• Distinctive red margins on new growth
• Thrives in full sun with moist, well-drained soil
• Excellent for privacy screening and windbreaks

Growing Information

Red Margin Bamboo prefers full sun to partial shade and requires moderate watering. It grows best in moist, well-drained soil conditions. As a running bamboo, it spreads via rhizomes, so containment methods are recommended to control its growth and prevent unwanted spreading.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.