Bushy Bamboo Plants

To take care of lucky bamboo place your plant in bright indirect sunlight. As a rough guide the fargesia family we sell are all clump forming plants never producing runners and are pretty safe to plant.

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Bushy bamboo plants

Often grown as a low maintenance shrub in milder areas of the country heavenly bamboo is considered invasive in some areas so check local restrictions before planting it. Change out the water once per week so the roots don t start to rot. Bamboo is a hardy choice if you want to fill in a small area and increase privacy.

A moderate grower it will take one to two years to start maturing but once established it will grow up to four metres. If this doesn t work or if you think the plant has a disease try to identify it and respond. Indoor bamboo plants are more vulnerable to these problems especially if there is low air flow in the room.

Avoid keeping it in direct sunlight since the leaves could burn. The clumping bamboo are not as cold tolerant as the running bamboo unfortunately. If there is a light insect infestation wash the leaves with insecticidal soap or spray it outdoors with an insecticide spray.

It can also be contained by a root barrier if desired. Several groups of bamboo are classified as clumping bamboo. We have non invasive varieties to prevent spread but we also sell root barrier.

It s very important to choose a clumping bamboo variety which is easier to keep under control than the running varieties which spread quickly. Nandina an evergreen shrub known as heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo is a member of the barberry family. To maintain nice appearance it s best to use hedge trimmers or a mower to cut dwarf bamboo plants back to ground level every year as you would with many ornamental grasses.

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