I'm looking to plant some bamboo in our garden, in our large raised bed at the side of the deck, for some screening. I've decided on a fargesia due to its clumping habit. Probably the smaller 'rufa' variety rather then the taller 'robusta'.
You might try re-potting your bamboo into a large, strong (black plastic/polythene?) plant pot, then 'planting' almost the whole thing in your preferred place in the garden, leaving only about 10cm of the pot rim above ground level.
That should contain your plant for a number of years, and resolve the dryness issue. And, if your bamboo tries to leap over the rim, it will be easy to spot & prune off.
My experience is that they prefer damp & some shade/shelter from drying winds, and that even the so-called clump formers will start to spread eventually...
Morning folks ,iv put some more pics here ,perhaps you can confirm what it is ,the reason i said bamboo is the canes it grows ,they are a bit thin but up to 6 feet long quite handy but not keen on it spreading ,is Miscanthus one to worry about do you think, Sunny erein Muns N Norfolk but really cold
last one is the flower i think theres about 10 of them
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Yes Salino, quite right. I never opened that photo - it certainly looks like Miscathus giganteus, at least as it looks in winter!
I'm looking to plant some bamboo in our garden, in our large raised bed at the side of the deck, for some screening. I've decided on a fargesia due to its clumping habit. Probably the smaller 'rufa' variety rather then the taller 'robusta'.
You might try re-potting your bamboo into a large, strong (black plastic/polythene?) plant pot, then 'planting' almost the whole thing in your preferred place in the garden, leaving only about 10cm of the pot rim above ground level.
That should contain your plant for a number of years, and resolve the dryness issue. And, if your bamboo tries to leap over the rim, it will be easy to spot & prune off.
My experience is that they prefer damp & some shade/shelter from drying winds, and that even the so-called clump formers will start to spread eventually...
Morning folks ,iv put some more pics here ,perhaps you can confirm what it is ,the reason i said bamboo is the canes it grows ,they are a bit thin but up to 6 feet long quite handy but not keen on it spreading ,is Miscanthus one to worry about do you think, Sunny erein Muns N Norfolk but really cold
last one is the flower i think theres about 10 of them
Certianly looks like a grass, prob miscanthus. I do not think gigantea produces seed though, so it will be another cultivator.
many thanks for that folks