|The cultivar 'Variegata' is bamboo that has shoots when young with have cream and purple marbling. The culms are nearly solid and turn dark purple the leaves have thin white stipes.
C. marmorea is a bamboo and is a common term for a large number of giant grasses that include many different species and varieties. There are two main types of bamboo. Runner types send out underground stems to varying distances and sent up a vertical shoot. These will grow in large thickets or grove if left alone. Runners are mainly found in temperate regions. Clump bamboos have underground stems that sprout vertical shoots much closer their parent plants glowing slowly outward. Clumpers tend to be tropical or subtropical. Bamboo has many uses worldwide from building materials to paper.