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Golden Bamboo / Black Bamboo

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

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.
 
 
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Other superior selections include;

  • Bambusa textilis var. gracilis - Slender Weavers Bamboo
  • Thysanolaena latifolia Syn. Thysanolaena maxima - Tiger Grass

Ask your local retailer for more superior selections

 

Alternative Plants

Bottlebrush
Photo: © immij pty ltd
Alternative Plant Bottlebrush
Callistemon 'Kings Park Special'
Trees and Shrubs
 

A small bushy Australian native tree to 5 m high with attractive weeping branches and grey-green leaves. Deep red bottlebrush flowers are grouped together in bunches and produce a spectacular display. There are many other Bottle Brushes to choose from which produce bright red flowers and attract and feed native honeyeaters. Ask at your local garden centre for the best cultivars for your garden.

Gulf Stream Sacred Bamboo
Photo: Norwood
Alternative Plant Gulf Stream Sacred Bamboo
Nandina 'Gulfstream'
Trees and Shrubs
 

This plant is a compact version of Japanese Sacred Bamboo growing 75-90cm in height. Retaining the beautiful bipinnate foliage, the leaves start out reddish, move through green and can often have autumn tones during the winter months. The canes are much shorter than the original sacred bamboo and the plant grows in a far more compact fashion. It forms an effective low hedge or screen.

Timor Black Bamboo
Photo: Barry Naylor
Alternative Plant Timor Black Bamboo
Bambusa lako
Trees and Shrubs
 

A most popular choice for those wanting a black stemmed bamboo. This clumping variety has dark brown to black canes with green to light brown stripes. It is quite tall reaching 12-15m in height.

 
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