Tropical Bamboo

Hi all , can anyone could suggest me a fast growing bamboo , for a sunny position with a strong tropical look.

 

If you want a tall Bamboo then you can`t go wrong with Phyllostachys nigra, Black Bamboo. The sunnier the position, the blacker and shinier the stems.

 

thank you , but I don`t really like the small leaves of the black bamboo ....
looking for something lushing and unusual ....a main focal point.

 

Black bamboo NOT a focal point. You are joking, aren`t you?

 

well yes it is , seen some really nice one with white pebbles at the base was stunning ...but what ``I`m looking for, it something with wild tropical look and clumpy like fargesia

 

Then if you want Fargesia, why ask?

 

I`m looking for something like fargesia but not fargesia.........
check this webpage , on the right hand corner.
Beautiful Landscape Collection of Tropical Garden Plant and Flowers - Garden - Home Interior Designs Inspiration

 

3rd picture down

 

all bamboo (that I've seen) have small leaves .... the black bamboo is one of the nicer (to me) ...

I've never planted one, but have read that even though it is a clumping type, you still need to dig a 4 foot deep trench around the area that you wish to 'contain' it and use a 2mm root barrier, or else it will 'clump' all over the place in a few years ... and from what I understand, that applies to all bamboo

what you may need is a T-Rex (if you are looking for a focal point) ... you can prune it to shape .... not evergreen though and needs winter protection

 

from the internet:

This is a pseudonym for Pseudosasa japonica.

Referred to as a 'clumper', the clumps rapidly get to 20ft across!

 

I have about 12 different types of bamboo in my garden.

I wouldn't like Dai's black bamboo: I think it's more quirky than spectacular, so I don't have it.

Pseudosasa Japonica is not a runner; it's a galloper! It could win a Grand National!

The two that I would recommend and would look very good on their own are

Semiarundinaria Fastuosa (Beautiful red culms) Needs a root barrier.

&

Phyllostachys Bambusoides 'Castillon'. (Doesn't run and maintains a tight clump.)

 

I frequent a bamboo forum .... one of the most talked about bamboo is Phyllostachys aureo-sulcata 'Spectabilis'

Jungle Giants Phyllostachys aureo-sulcata Spectabilis | Jungle Giants

and funilly, on the junglegiants sales data, the topseller is still the black bamboo

 

Yep, I have Aureosulcata spectabilis. It's fine: it's just that I think Castillon is better because it doesn't expand so much.

As for Nigra, isn't it better not to follow the common herd? :D

 

Hi Sal,

Is this the photo you were referring to?





How about Sasa palmata bamboo- its broad leaved and quick growing.

http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/bamboo/exotics/classid.1622/