Anyone growing cold hardy bamboo?
yogi80205
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Anyone in cold/wet climates growing Delosperma Hardy Ice Plant?
Comments (5)I use ordinary commercial potting soil, - peat/pearlite/this and that - and if ice plant gets started in my containers, it can turn into a weed, choking out what ever else I'm trying to grow. busy pulling it out by the handful these days after it overwintered in the greenhouse. pretty stuff, in other environments. Here is a link that might be useful: like to what I've got...See MoreAnyone growing any unusual fruit that is cold hardy?
Comments (2)Yeah, mamuang, David you must be looking for sub-tropicals? Start with the following website: http://www.crfg.org/pubs/fl/A.html That list has cultural data for many hundreds of species, and you'll notice that only a few of them are too tender for zone 9 (things like mango, coconut, pineapple, breadfruit, etc.)...See MoreLooks like bamboo, very cold hardy, rather invasive
Comments (5)I can't really tell from any photos I've found, I took a few pics and have uploaded them. I don't think it gets as bushy as the Japanese Knotweed, the Knotweed seems a much more delicate plant. Here is a link that might be useful: Some pics of the pest...See MoreA cold hardy bamboo?
Comments (4)Bamboo is not as hardy when in a pot outside. I had an immature pot of Phyllostachys aureosulcata die a few years back that was out on my deck and temps never got below -5*f (it's listed @ -20*f). Please keep this in mind when making selections. Most of the hardiness listings you see also don't account for wind and sun when it is cold. Outside of some of the fargesias that might not like hot summers, you might want to look into Semiarundinaria fastuosa that does well in pots. Plant selection also depends on what you want to do with the culms - just about any will work for tomato stakes, but if you want to build with them, it might be hard to get something sizable in a pot....See MoreSkybird - z5, Denver, Colorado
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