Bamboo has a bad reputation with florida gardeners.
Clumping bamboo florida.
Clumping bamboos stay where you plant them.
When planted 4 to 6 feet apart in enriched irrigated soil clumping varieties will form a solid hedge in just one growing season.
Canes soar skyward and then arch outward and down in a weeping fashion giving a mature patch the appearance of a giant fountain of green foliage.
Average height 30 35ft but can be maintained at 8 12ft.
At florida bamboo our mission is to provide high quality plants of these little known varieties of bamboo to homeowners and landscapers in florida.
Many of the varieties we sell are quite rare and highly sought after.
Most species bend with the wind and won t crush your house or fence when hurricanes hit.
These non invasive bamboos are a great choice for a nearly instant tropical paradise look in your yard.
It is not invasive.
Bambusa textilis kanapaha is a large clumping bamboo that is winter hardy in florida.
It has lush foliage with large tropical leaves.
Mexican weeping otatea acuminata super fine textured fluffy plant with a weepy appearance.
Either way in a short time clumping bamboos form a tall thick green border with towering canes that bend in the breeze.
A very popular upright grower giant timber is a clumping variety with a fairly open growth pattern that enables you to truly enjoy its beautiful form.
A giant clumping bamboo that grows to 55 feet with canes 2 inches and occasionally even three inches in diameter.
We are located north of vero beach florida in indian river county and have been growing tropical clumping bamboo here for over 20 years.
For a privacy hedge plant clumping bamboos anywhere from 4 to 10 feet apart.
Unlike running bamboo which can spread far and wide clumping bamboo stays right where you put it and grows in clumps that can be as small as 2 4 feet in diameter or as large as 16 feet in diameter.
Angel mist is one of the most attractive clumping bamboo plants.
Nbg has beautiful 2 2 5 inch culms making this a farm favorite.
Giant timber bambusa oldhamii grows 40 to 60 feet with large green canes.
This bamboo makes great wind protection and screening from 2 story homes electrical poles or towers.
It works well as a centerpiece or to form a stunning hedge.
If planted further apart it will take a couple years longer.
And while it s true that some kinds do spread aggressively there is a whole category of bamboos that do not.
Nbg is a medium size clumping bamboo that is one of our fastest growers.
Wamin dwarf buddha belly bamboo bambusa vulgaris wamin an open growth plant with very noticeable bellied canes.
At the bamboo plants online farm green thumb palms llc we specialize in providing only non invasive clumping bamboo for sale.
There are actually two groups of bamboos.
It can get.
The mature grove has few lower branches thus making it an ideal specimen for a walking trail courtyard or smaller gardens.