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Yellow Bamboo / Black Bamboo

Yellow Bamboo / Black Bamboo
Photo: Bamboo Downunder
Invasive Plant
Yellow Bamboo / Black Bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea / Phyllostachys nigra
 

Cultivated as ornamentals by unsuspecting gardeners, these two varieties are very invasive weeds in gardens, bushland and wasteland. Highly competitive, they create an impenetrable network of roots, heavy leaf litter and dense shade that can displace native plants.

 

HOW IT SPREADS

  • Bamboo is often dumped in bushland. They send their invasive rhizomes (roots) underground and can travel many metres.
 

Please note: Any type of running rhizomatous bamboo is to be avoided. Choose clumping bamboo instead.

 
 
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Alternative Plants

Bamboo - Aphonse Karr
Photo: Bambootique
Alternative Plant Bamboo - Aphonse Karr
Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr'
Trees and Shrubs
 

This non-invasive, mid-sized bamboo from southern China will grow to 3 or 4 m in height. Its upright yellow culms are striped with green forming a broad-headed clump. New culms developed in summer and autumn shed their bamboo sheaths revealing a beautiful fresh yellow. Exposure to sunlight subsequently turns the culms a reddish colour. It makes an excellent screen, hedge or container specimen.

Chinese Goddess Bamboo
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Alternative Plant Chinese Goddess Bamboo
Bambusa multiplex 'Riviereorum'
Trees and Shrubs
 

This non-invasive clumping variety from southern China can reach 2 m in height. It is a striking bamboo with very small leaves on slender culms. Like most bamboos, it will grow in a range of conditions. It makes an ideal container specimen.

Slender Weavers Bamboo
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Alternative Plant Slender Weavers Bamboo
Bambusa textilis gracillis
Trees and Shrubs
 

This species originates from southern China and can reach 6 m in height. This upright clumping bamboo has small leaves and is an excellent pot or container plant. Can be grown next to ponds or places where other bamboo species would become waterlogged.

 
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