Medium height tropical bamboo with tight clumps. Canes have thin walls which make it popular for weaving.

Bambusa textilis 'Gracilis' is a tropical clumping bamboo. It can grow up to 30 feet tall, which makes it a great species for a privacy screen. This is a very erect clumping bamboo. Many clumping bamboos have the tendency to flume out and take up a lot of space. This bamboo is ideal when planting in a smaller area because of the column-like growth pattern. It can be used next to driveways and areas that close passage.

Tropical bamboos like this should only be planted in climate zone 8 and above. Slower to form a privacy screen like all clumping bamboo, but for most installations, a control barrier is not necessary. The textilis species has very tight clumps with a relatively small footprint.