Bamboo or other screening plants

dvpower

I've got a low wall that I'd like to grow some bamboo or or another screening plant up against.

I'd be looking for something that would grow to around 8' and it needs to grow in pots.

Can anyone advise what I might look for and the best place to buy in the Dublin area.

the watchman

dvpower wrote: »

I've got a low wall that I'd like to grow some bamboo or or another screening plant up against.

I'd be looking for something that would grow to around 8' and it needs to grow in pots.

Can anyone advise what I might look for and the best place to buy in the Dublin area.

Hi DVpower. About 3years ago I fell in love with bamboo when I saw it in someones garden down in Cork. It was about 25ft high, magnificent looking. I asked the owner 'how long did it take to grow that high, answer was 'one season'. wow. Since that day I have found out that Bamboo planted in the ground can spread like wild fire. Runners from it travel underground and under walls and come up again to form new plants. It can be a very serious problem. There are 'clumping varietes but I wouldn't trust them in the ground myself.
So I eventually got one and put it in a large pot. My only dissapointment was that it has only grown about 2feet higher over one year. I doubt it will gow much higher whilst in the pot.

Thats all I have for you. Good luck with it.

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Fargesias are some of the world's most hardy bamboos, and they do not spread vigorously.