Sasa vetchii can get to about 5 feet tall but mine usually averages about 2 to 3 feet tall.  The bamboo grows very dense and is considered a “ground cover” bamboo.  When new leaves emerge in the spring they are green.  In the fall, in just a couple weeks time, the leaves all turn white around the edges.  This is when the bamboo is the prettiest.  It makes an ideal specimen plant and is ideal for erosion control. My grove does well with just a little sun.  It grows and spreads rapidly.