develop in the tropics , subtropics and temperate climates worldwide , over 1,200 species of bamboo are known to live , accord to the Missouri State University . Varieties grow from 1 invertebrate foot to over 100 foot tall . Bamboo brave in Missouri is primarily of the clip-clop or clump - forming case . It slowly grows a thud of bamboo culms in contrast to the running type of bamboo , which scatter by belowground runner and is loosely less hardy .

River Bamboo

Hardy through USDA zone 5 , river bamboo ( Arundinaria gigantea ' Rivercane ' ) is aboriginal to North America . It grow up to 20 feet high and is cold hardy to minus 10 grade Fahrenheit . River bamboo produces culms that are about 1 column inch in diameter and will grow equally well in sunlight or shade .

Rubro Bamboo

Rapidly arise to a height of 55 feet at maturity date , rubro bamboo ( Phyllostachys rubromarginata ' Rubro ' ) will make it down to minus 5 degrees F and can be counted on to survive wintertime in virtually all of Missouri . It prefers full Lord’s Day or fond shade and is liberal of all soil types and growing weather condition . Rubro bamboo is fantabulous grown as a support blind .

Nuda Bamboo

The most frigid hardy variety of its metal money , nuda bamboo ( Phyllostachys nuda ) is a dark light-green with a smaller leafage social structure than its relatives . Hardy to minus 20 degree F , nuda bamboo can successfully winter through USDA zone 4 . It will grow anywhere in Missouri , including microclimates in exposed locations . Nuda grows to a height of about 34 feet and its culms are 1 3/4 inches in diam . Like all hardy bamboo variety , it prefers full sun to fond specter and well - drain soil .

Care For Bamboo Plants

You may not think of your outside bamboo plants as part of your lawn , but perchance you should . Bamboo also gives an alien touch to a garden or backyard . Hundreds of unlike bamboo coinage are out there , but they broadly speaking fall into two categories , running and clumping . Keep in head that there are hundreds of type of bamboo with different genera . mostly , running bamboo is hardier than clopping , suited to USDA industrial plant hardiness zones 8 and 9 . Spring is the best time to plant bamboo . Trench planting is definitely the way to go if you are planting running bamboo , because that makes it leisurely to add textile to contain its aggressive feast . The bamboo plant life rootballs should sit somewhat lower than their previous depth . The primary reason new bamboo plant die is insufficient piss during hot or breezy atmospheric condition . Bamboo plants need extra N in spring , so scatter a eminent - nitrogen granular plant food on the soil according to label directions , watering it in well . Make pruning gash just above a culm node or a branch node . For representative , if you top a plant to uphold a desired height , that flora wo n’t regrow to its former height . snarl it off close to the root word with gloved hands , or cut back it off as snug to the root as possible . trim to see height or to thin the stand in tardy summer or drop . Gardeners get off soft when it comes to treating bamboo pests and diseases . seek washing these off with rap water supply . As with out-of-door bamboo , you ’ll need to water well in summer but reduce irrigation in winter .

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