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Small bamboo species ideal for groundcovers or hedges. Some of these are variegated, others have different types of leaves, and a few don't look anything like bamboo! I'm particularly fond of the Ruscus bamboo and the Albostriata. I've used several to shade out some of the grass I used to have to cut!
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Height: 8ft | Diameter: 1/2in | Hardy: -5°
Another great bamboo for screening. This resembles Arrow Bamboo but withlarger leaves growing low to the ground and canes very close together, however it only gets about 6 to 8 feet tall. This also makes a good indoor bamboo. Shade and drought tolerant, it is very cold hardy.. We have plenty of this bamboo in stock. I have many smaller but only a few of the larger sizes available. Planted every 5 feet or so you should have a decent bamboo screen in 2 to 4 years. Fertilizing regularly, watering during dry spells, and mulching is the fastest way to get a dense screen of bamboo. Recommended for zones 6, 7, and 8.
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#2: 3-4ft tallHeight: 3ft | Diameter: 0.125in | Hardy: 0°
New leaves in the spring are a beautiful yellow-green with green stripes. I usually mow it down in the winter allowing a flush of new growth in the spring. One of my favorite bamboos! There is another form of this species that lacks the greenstripes (P. viridistriatus 'Chrysophylus') that is also available. Both are fast growing groundcovers. I have a couple groves of the non-stripe variety planted along my drive. The recent burial of our powerlines cut right through the middle of one of the groves and I'm curious to see how it recovers this spring.
Height: 3ft | Diameter: 1/4in | Hardy: 0°
This little groundcover bamboo has large, dark green leaves that turn white along the margins in the fall. It grows well even in the shade. It's always surprising when the leaves develop their white borders over a couple of weeks time each fall. This bamboo works great at controlling erosion and is another one of my favorites. The back of our dam has a very large grove of this species. A few years ago during heavy rains our pond overflowed the spillway and completely submerged this bamboo with no damage. It helped save our dam. It often proves difficult to transplant but we've managed to pot up a good supply.
Height: 3-10in | Diameter: 0.1in | Hardy: 0°
Smallest ground cover bambooThis is about the smallest bamboo you can grow. It use a line trimmer to keep this one at about 3 to 4 inches and it spreads like Bermuda grass. This heigth keeps most weeds out of the bamboo so it has a nice look, almost like a mown lawn. It is spreading out in a sunny area where I have large clump grasses. It will eventually cover the area like a lawn between the different grasses and bamboos.
Height: 2in | Diameter: 0.125in | Hardy: 5°
A small bamboo that spreads quickly. Makes an ideal groundcover. Mine has never exceeded about 18" in Height. This is another that can be mowed in the winter for a flush of beautiful new growth in the spring. Some of the smaller bamboos tend to look pretty "ragged" in the winter but this one seems to hold it's leaves and color well. Grows and spreads fast. Corky, our mini Pinscher really likes this bamboo!
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