Arundinaria Species, Giant Cane, Switchcane Bamboo, Switch Cane

While I was driving through southeast Virginia and eastern North Carolina in February 2017, I saw large patches of this native bamboo in ...Read Morevarious spots along the edges and under the open forest. It spreads by underground stems like most temperate bamboo species. It was especially conspicuous around the large amount of Loblolly Pine trees, often in draining wet areas. This natural variety of "tecta" gets to about 6 feet high, while the "gigantea" variety gets much taller. Native to coastal MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, and along the Gulf of Mexico into east TX and OK.