What Is Bamboo?

Bamboo is a plant belonging to the grass family - of course it is actually a giant grass which can grow up to 40 metres in height. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on earth, and can accelarate by up to 1 foot per day in height.

Bamboo is used widely for garden plants as well as growing naturally in warmer climates. It is renowned for the invasive nature in which it grows, mainly spreading gradually underground through its roots and cropping up in random areas.

Bamboo shoots are edible as are the stalks which can be made into a soft drink or sweet wine.

A giant tropical grass with hollow woody stems

It's a tree often used to make cane fishing poles.  Koala bears eat bamboo.

It is the group of woody perennial evergreen plants in true grass family Poaceae.