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Arundinaria Bamboo .muriellae


Arundinaria  Bamboo .muriellae

A very attractive bamboo with yellow stems, we planted this against dividing fence to provide privacy, We have kept it in very large plastic tub to try to keep it under control, this has been in the ground for 3 years now so seems to be working well.



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I love Bamboos Carole...we used to have one years ago....on my wish list for this year...:o)

28 Feb, 2010

 

This is beautiful. I am always tempted by large bamboos but am afraid I will lose control of it :)

28 Feb, 2010

 

Thanks Janey and Gee, we did buy a large tub to plant it in and have sunk that into the ground it hasnt as yet broken through and does seem to be controlled;0)

28 Feb, 2010

amy
Amy
 

I like bamboo , it looks very nice it makes a nice screen without being to dense it sways with the wind to , it's a good idea to keep it in a big pot .....

28 Feb, 2010

 

Thanks Amy The movent and gentle rustling is one of the reasons I like it so much;0)

28 Feb, 2010

 

This is just a nice size Pp. I have one in a large pot, i want to put into
the ground in my Wildlife plot. Can they take Shade, as only part of it
gets the Sun in the Summer? Do they like Clay Soil? I agree with Amy
i do like to see them swaying in the wind, they are so gentle and
Feathery. I am a great admirer of Bamboo and Ferns.....: -)))

28 Feb, 2010

 

Wonderful size you have there it looks lovely.

28 Feb, 2010

 

FP mine is partial shade for most of the day and my soil is heavy clay based, so yours should do very nicely !
Thanks Sixpence does make a lovely screen without casting too much shade ;0)

1 Mar, 2010

 

oooww carole im after one of these to, good idea keeping in tub for controll ;o))

3 Mar, 2010

 

If you do get one Sandra and plant it in a tub, you need to plant the tub too as they will blow over in the wind!

3 Mar, 2010

 

ok will do carole :o))

4 Mar, 2010

 

I have one of these fargesia murieliae bamboos. We planted it directly in the ground maybe about 15 years ago but this particular one isn't invasive. It's clump forming so just gets wider around the bottom. It is in shade for most of the day. It is now regularly watered and is really lovely, and approx 5ft tall. In spring I dug around the base, but not too far and put in some chicken manure pellets for the first time. It seems to have liked it! I have a lovely informative book by the RHS about Grasses and Bamboos which tells you which bamboos are clump forming, and which are invasive. I take it to the garden centre as I can't remember all the different names.

Sorry to blather on!! I may sound like a know-it-all (hope not) but I have read this great book many times as I find bamboos very beautiful and interesting.

18 May, 2011




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