1 Review the methods for constructing a cause and effect essay. 2  Introduce the Johnstown Flood of 1889 by reminding students that the Hurricane Katrina disaster was not the first major natural disaster in America. 3  Students will conduct research to investigate the Johnstown Flood.
Another, less-defined way to categorize bamboo plants into types is by the temperature in which each plant thrives: hot or cold. A few species that grow best in hot weather are Alphonse Karr, Golden Goddess, Fernleaf and Midori Green.
It is most definitely a spreader (perhaps not AS aggressive as aureus--Golden Bamboo--but a spreader nonetheless). Not sure if there exists a tropical bamboo with dark, or black culms (that may be a clumper), but it would have to be in a different genus (i.e., not phyllostachys). Like Bookmark May 11, 2007 at 4:06PM.