Golden Bamboo / Black Bamboo


Photo: Bamboo Downunder		Golden Bamboo / Black Bamboo Phyllostachys aurea / Phyllostachys nigra Trees and Shrubs Queensland Sub-Tropics Region

	Growing to a height of 6m, with long slender canes and dense graceful foliage. These types of bamboo have a spreading habit and send their rhizomes (roots) underground, often sprouting some distance from the original plant.

HOW IT SPREADS Both of these 'running bamboos' send their invasive rhizomes considerable distances from the original plant. They are incredibly difficult to control and are a serious invasive threat.





Other superior selections include; Bambusa lako - Timor Black Bamboo Cordyline stricta - Slender Palm Lily Bambusa chungii - Chungi Bamboo Ask your local retailer for more superior selections

Alternative Plants


Photo: Norwood		Eumundi Quandong Elaeocarpus eumundi Trees and Shrubs

	Many people use bamboo for narrow screens. This local rainforest plant has a naturally columnar shape when left unpruned and grows to a height of 6-8m in cultivation. Beautiful red new growth is an added feature of this stunning tropical plant.

Photo: Bamboo Downunder		Slender Weavers Bamboo Bambusa textilis var. gracilis Trees and Shrubs

	Growing to a height of 6m this upright clumping bamboo has small leaves and an erect nature. Individual canes can get to 25mm in diameter; it is suitable for containers and will also tolerate wet soils. A truly graceful clumping bamboo.

Photo: Barry Naylor		Tiger Grass Thysanolaena latifolia Syn. Thysanolaena maxima Trees and Shrubs

	Fantastic clumping perennial grass that forms an impenetrable screen. Growing to a height of 3.5m with arching stems and narrow leaves this is an excellent substitute for running bamboo as it is a clump forming plant.