Mosso Bamboo Root for any one purchasing this bamboo a really great way to get it started growing is to place you're cutting into a container mist it with water and cover it with a piece of black plastic such as a trash bag and put it into a warm area check it ever two or three days to ensure that it is still moist this let's you keep an eye on its progression as it begins to sprout once it has sprouted you can take it right to your area of choice for planting and you can always plan it as soon as you receive it right in the Ground This is a running bamboo  a Bare Root with No greenery definitely one of the most hardiest plants that there is great for outdoors and borders all of our product is removed from the ground  per order which we Strive to do our best to satisfy all customers all of our product is wrapped sprayed with superthrive and Bloom Burst then packed in bubble wrap bags and shipped immediately these plants have been left outside in the cold during the winter by accident in buckets of 5 gallon water and Frozen and survived the winter they are heat tolerant you will only need to give them a bit of water during a drought they are easy to maintain n just takes a little effort on your part moso bamboo girls underground all year round and produces new sprouts only in the spring time so you have to be extremely careful when mowing your grass early in the year if you happen to cut them down with the mower that part of the bamboo will not come up they sprout in a line about 18 in apart on the same Root at first you don't notice them but within a day's time they are up and growing makes a unique Bamboo Garden easy to control doesn't  take much effort at all  5 PC Per Order + 1 free thanks for shopping  A&G