Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly the first year
Mature size
8–16 m
First harvest
Poles year four
Family
Poaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Thrives where irrigation is impossible.
The dry-country bamboo of central India, solid-stemmed and drought-hardy.
Growing it
Thrives where irrigation is impossible.
What it is for
Poles and handicraft; slope stabilisation.