Bamboos
I started off with two bamboos, but after finding more on bamboos on the Internet, my collection has grown. Large golden bamboos have been placed in pots along the back of the house, their rate of growth from the time a new shoot first appears is amazing.
I have planted clumping bamboos along the fences, under the palms, to provide a screen against the winds and to seclude the garden from the outside world. The majority of the running bamboos are on my front verandah, and pots of the Fortune Inviting Bamboo are either side of the front door.
All of the running bamboos are grown in pots and placed on hard surfaces, so they don't escape into the ground. Bamboos are great for trapping pollution; this should give me a cleaner yard.
As these grow I will add some photos.
Non invasive or clumping Bamboos
1. Bambusa lako - Timor Black Bamboo
2. Bambusa multiplex cv. Alphonse Karr- Alphonse Karr Bamboo
3. B. multiplex cv. Fernleaf - Fernleaf Bamboo
4. B. multiplex c.v. Fernleaf Stripestem - Fernleaf Stripestem
5. Bambusa multiplex riveriororium - Chinese Goddess Bamboo
6. Bambusa ventricosa - Buddha's Belly Bamboo
7. Bambusa vulgaris Wamin - Giant Buddha Belly Bamboo
8. Bambusa vulgaris Vittata - Painted Bamboo
9. Dendrocalamopsis oldhamii - Giant Timber Bamboo
10. Drepanostachyum falcatum - Blue Bamboo
Invasive Bamboos
11. Arundinaria auricoma - Dwarf Variegated Bamboo
12. Bambusa pygmaea - Pygmy Bamboo Bamboo
13. Phyllostachys aurea - Golden Bamboo
14. Phyllostachys nigra - Black Bamboo
15. Pleboblastus distichus -Dward Fernleaf Bamboo
16. Pseudosasa japonica - Arrow Bamboo
17. Shibatea kumasasa - Fortune Inviting Bamboo
Bamboo like grasses
Pagonatherum paniceum - Malay Pygmy Bamboo
Pagonatherum paniceum 'Monica' - Baby Panda Grass