Hi Swiss Sue, thank you for that link, wow they are big. I feel a bit stupid now but I was just chatting and someone reminded me that I bought it from B and Q not Homebase. Thanks for the info though. I'm just going to have to get a barrier for peace of mind.
Look on the bright side. When the wind blows your bamboo leaves will sigh and rustle and make the garden sound magical. Many of us struggle to get plants to grow in certain places so maybe your bamboo will not be as vigorous as you fear.
..I shall have to disagree with one or two members here and tell you that, I think in this country you should be alright with it... it is only considered invasive and rampant in warmer countries than this one.... here it forms a very compact upright plant... it isn't especially 'golden' though, some of the leaves are a lighter green.... the plant you have bought is correctly 'Phyllostachys Aurea'....
... if you're really worried but wish to keep it, you could buy perhaps 2 metres of Bamboo Control System, which you place around the roots, so you would need to dig it up and replant... about £15... from the Urban Jungle website... who describes this plant as:- ''Excellent as an upright, non-invasive specimen with bold, billowing upper foliage''.
I think if it was mine, I'd give it a chance but keep my eye on it.... I might not plant it right next to a boundary fence though...
I was given some "golden bamboo" about 15 years ago. I planted it at the top of the garden next to some ferns. I'm still waiting to harvest the free canes from it, it's barely 18" tall and the canes are thinner than tooth picks. As it was a present from a long since gone neighbour I never had the genuine name for it.
Verdun, can I be very rude and ask where you bought your hostas and how much they cost?. I'm always looking for fresh suppliers and interesting varieties.
Fire Island looks wonderful. Which were the other two?
Thanks everyone. I'm in two minds now, will have to ponder it for a while. I was just looking at an article where they dug a trench around the plant, which you check twice a year to see if the rhizomes are crossing it, this would be OK if they didn't go down deep.
...I saw some of these in my local garden centre today, price about £40, but very tall... nice golden yellow stems... they have an AGM [Award of Garden Merit] so they should have been tried and tested under UK garden conditions to get that award, and have obviously performed exceptionally well..... without having to go to any extra trouble... to be honest, I wouldn't worry about it too much... lots of plants that cause problems in warmer climates are less problematic here.... just trying to reassure you there...
..this applies to Phyllostachys aurea [golden bamboo]...
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Hi Swiss Sue, thank you for that link, wow they are big. I feel a bit stupid now but I was just chatting and someone reminded me that I bought it from B and Q not Homebase. Thanks for the info though. I'm just going to have to get a barrier for peace of mind.
Ah no! I'm wishing I never bought it now.
..I shall have to disagree with one or two members here and tell you that, I think in this country you should be alright with it... it is only considered invasive and rampant in warmer countries than this one.... here it forms a very compact upright plant... it isn't especially 'golden' though, some of the leaves are a lighter green.... the plant you have bought is correctly 'Phyllostachys Aurea'....
... if you're really worried but wish to keep it, you could buy perhaps 2 metres of Bamboo Control System, which you place around the roots, so you would need to dig it up and replant... about £15... from the Urban Jungle website... who describes this plant as:-
''Excellent as an upright, non-invasive specimen with bold, billowing upper foliage''.
I think if it was mine, I'd give it a chance but keep my eye on it.... I might not plant it right next to a boundary fence though...
Verdun, can I be very rude and ask where you bought your hostas and how much they cost?. I'm always looking for fresh suppliers and interesting varieties.
Fire Island looks wonderful. Which were the other two?
Flippin' eck, I'm nosey. tee hee.
Thanks everyone. I'm in two minds now, will have to ponder it for a while. I was just looking at an article where they dug a trench around the plant, which you check twice a year to see if the rhizomes are crossing it, this would be OK if they didn't go down deep.
...I saw some of these in my local garden centre today, price about £40, but very tall... nice golden yellow stems... they have an AGM [Award of Garden Merit] so they should have been tried and tested under UK garden conditions to get that award, and have obviously performed exceptionally well..... without having to go to any extra trouble... to be honest, I wouldn't worry about it too much... lots of plants that cause problems in warmer climates are less problematic here.... just trying to reassure you there...
..this applies to Phyllostachys aurea [golden bamboo]...