Bamboo of the year
The Bamboo of the Year has been awarded annually by the European Bamboo Society since 2004.
Previous winners were:
- 2004 Phyllostachys vivax variety: Aureocaulis
- 2005 Fargesia nitida variety: Jiuzhaigou
- 2006 Phyllostachys parvifolia
- 2007 Phyllostachys reticulata variety: Holochrysa
- 2008 Fargesia robusta variety: Campbell
- 2009 Phyllostachys prominently
- 2010 Phyllostachys nigra
- 2011 Phyllostachys atrovaginata
- 2012 Phyllostachys violascens
- 2013 Phyllostachys aureosulcata variety: Harbin Inversa
- 2014 Fargesia demissa variety: Gerry
- 2015 Fargesia denudata
- 2016 Phyllostachys vivax variety: Huangwenzhu inversa
- 2017 Fargesia spec. Jiuzhaigou variety: Deep Purple
- 2018 Phyllostachys aureosulcata variety: Spectabilis
- 2019 Borinda variety: KR 5287
- 2020 Fargesia angustissima