Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Part shade
Water
Moist hill soil
Mature size
3–6 m
First harvest
Culms from year three
Family
Poaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Needs cool hill air; it fails in plains heat.
The slender hill bamboo of Uttarakhand, cut for baskets and matting.
Growing it
Needs cool hill air; it fails in plains heat.
What it is for
Basketry livelihood; slope stabilisation in the hills.