Umbrella bamboo getsit39s namefrom the foliage that forms an umbrella shape on top of the arching canes the canes are yellow45green and can quicklyreach well over 2 metres tall giving a tropical look to the garden bamboo can have a very useful part to play in urban gardens due tothe way it can form a useful screen to lessen the noise from roads and even filter out some of the pollution the screening feature is also useful if you wish to obscure an eyesore or quickly fill a gap in th