Choosing Bamboo

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Summer Garden Care

• After the June raspberry harvest, remove canes that produced fruit, leaving new green canes to train on trellises.
• Check squash and pumpkins for squash bugs (stink bugs); hand-pick grey-brown adults and destroy red egg clusters on leaves. Use pyrethrins for heavy infestations.
• Feed flowers and vegetables in midsummer to maintain peak condition.

Featured Plants

Penstemon

Bushy, evergreen perennials that attract hummingbirds with trumpet-shaped flowers in red, pink, lavender, or purple, blooming all summer and fall.

Begonias

Shade-loving plants that add color to planters and flower beds. Options include large-flowered Non-Stop begonias or smaller bedding/fibrous varieties.

Bamboo

Evergreen grasses ranging from 2 to 100 feet tall, with canes from 1/8-inch to 12 inches in diameter. Over 100 species exist, from tropical to hardy varieties surviving –10° to –20°F.

• Growth Habits: Bamboo grows from underground rhizomes, with two main types:
  • Running: Spreads via rhizomes, colonizing large areas (hardy to frost).
  • Clumping: Stays in tight clumps, slowly expanding (less hardy).
• Growth Cycle: Canes emerge in spring, reaching full height within a month. Established plants grow rapidly.
• Care: Prefers full sun to partial shade and moist soil. Growth accelerates with frequent watering/fertilizing; reduce to control spread.

Bamboo Varieties

• Golden Bamboo: Running type; ideal for screens/hedges or containers.
• Black Bamboo: Running type; canes turn black in their second year (best with afternoon shade).
• Giant Timber Bamboo: Running type; canes up to 6 inches in diameter (forms groves when lower branches are trimmed).
• Golden Goddess: Clumping type; graceful, arching growth (good for containers or screening).
• Dwarf White Pinstripe: Running type; fast-spreading groundcover (1–3 feet tall) with light-colored leaves (thrives in light shade).
• ‘Giant Leaf’ Bamboo: Largest leaves (up to 24x4 inches); adapts to pots (prefers shade and wind protection).

Bamboo stabilizes soil and creates subtropical landscapes. Choose varieties carefully for your garden’s needs.