Anyone growing bamboo in the SW?
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wanted: i need any bamboo that will grow in sw mi
Comments (0)I really like how bamboo looks and I would like to start growing whatever will grow in Southwest Michigan. I live and work at a camp there and think it would look great!!! I have looked around and it seems pretty expensive to buy and have shipped to me. I am willing to drive a ways to pick up a good amount and of coarse I will do the labor to get it. Anybody know of any established groves in or around MI, IL, IN, OH, or KY? Thank you so much for any help you can be!!...See MoreAnyone successfully grows Black Bamboo in D.C. area?
Comments (5)I've had P. Nigra (Henon) since 2000, it barely spreads, but if we don't get down to 0 in the winter, it does great the next year. But if it goes below zero, it dies to the ground, and then comes back wimpily next year. We have really hard clay soil, but doesn't faze it too much. It's not spreading real fast, but we are zone 6a after all. It doesn't get much shelter because we live on a ridge. HTH! :)...See Moreanyone growing square stem bamboo in Seattle
Comments (2)I have had C. quadrangularis for a number of years planted in a protected spot but also in dry shade. I used to have the Suow but gave it to my boss in trade for some other plants. Several years ago I sold many divisions from my Suow to another bambusero who loved this beauty but he lost them all in one of our bad winters. It's a double edged sword with some of these 15 degree plants. Plant them in a protected area and they don't get the sun they need to really finish there growth. Plant them in an exposed area and they are at risk of early freezes and our new @#%& ice storms we have had the last few years! Yes they will survive but will they look good? These Chimonobambusas grow amazing rhizome systems so take care where you site it!...See MoreDoes anyone in FL grow Madake aka Giant Timber Bamboo?
Comments (11)Wisconsitom, I'm not disagreeing with you at all, but I do want to point out that here in Florida, we often have issue with plant labels. Here, when a plant is labeled as 'Full Sun', putting it in 6-8 hours of sun, especially if it is late afternoon sun, is a good way to melt it! Supposedly Lemon Balm likes Full Sun in some places, but if you put it in Full Sun in my yard, it will die in days. I put some on the east side of my house, near the wall, and it got 'Morning to noon' sun and then was shaded the rest of the day. It lasted a month. But if it is planted in a spot where it gets 3 hours of morning sun and then 3 hours of later afternoon sun, but shaded through the rest of the day, it does fine. Yesterday I got home from a day of pressure washing my mother's house and found that one of my new purchases, a Purple Brazilian Salvia, was so severely wilted, I thought I had already lost it it. In it's spot, it had to have been in shade for much of the day, until 3-3:30 or so, but by 6pm when I got home, it was almost done. I moved it back to a shady spot and set it in a saucer of water and it rebounded, but boy was it ugly. Another plant that is 'Full Sun' in other places, but 3 hours of late afternoon sun almost did it in. Now, granted, as it is a very recent purchase from a local garden fair, it is very likely it needs to be hardened off, which is why I had it where I did. I just didn't think 3 hours of sun would have done that much damage....See Moreroanimare
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