"orangetrader" wrote in message ...

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We do not know much about bamboo except I bought two small 36" pots of
Budda's belly bamboo from a local grower for $60 a pot. I planted them onto
the ground in my current resident and they are now about 7 feet tall, and
have spread only about 3 feet in each direction. Very slow growing and very
expensive. If I wish to plant a large area I need some bigger, taller and
faster frowing variety, but I don't want any vigorous runners either. Any
ideas what would be a good choice (if there is one). Saw some beatiful
black bamboo a few years ago too and a single 10" pot was $250.00 -
expensive.

Location - Fort Lauderdale area - zone 10b


There's a nursery on Griffin road a few blocks east of 441 that has a
very nice example of b. vulgaris "wamin" - dwarf buddha belly. Enter
the nursery through the building, then turn left immediately and
follow the path. I think it grows to about 15' and is reputed to be a
fast grower. Wamin is relatively inexpensive, but I haven't checked
price at this nursery. Everything else they sell is retail on
steroids, though.