No it can't be controlled that way @Ilikeplants, it spreads by suckering which like bamboo, it sends strong shoots underground and pops up in the middle of other shrubs. I found it surviving in my overgrown garden when i moved in (competing with brambles) and not knowing what it was, potted up a bit and put it behind the shed then forgot about it. It rooted through the bottom of the plastic pot and spread.
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