HABIT	A VERY TALL AND ROBUST, BAMBOO-LIKE, PERENNIAL GRASS
STEMS	A VERY TALL AND ROBUST, BAMBOO-LIKE, PERENNIAL GRASS.
LEAVES	30-60 CM LONG, 5 CM WIDE, ARRANGED CONSPICUOUSLY IN TWO OPPOSITE RANKS ON THE CULMS. THE MARGINS ARE SHARP TO TOUCH.
FLOWERS	INFLORESCENCE IS A 30-60 CM LONG, PURPLISH, AGING TO SILVER, PLUME THAT STANDS ABOVE THE FOLIAGE.