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What goes well with Bamboo?
I have planted 7 varieties of Bamboo in my backyard and look forward to
a bamboo forest within the next few years. As it all grows, we will take out some of the other trees and shrubs that are already back there. The holly is already gone, some of the small pines are doomed as well. What I want to know is what kinds of plants should I add that will survive along side the bamboo... I had some very nice Japonica Fatasia at the old house that seemed to grow well and made a nice balance for the tall slender bamboo. I also had several hardy banana trees that added a nice tropical atmosphere to the garden, of course it often died back during the winter (Portland OR), but always came back from the roots. I was thinking of Gunnera manicata, but it will also suffer during the Winter. What else would you folks suggest? Something dramatic and tough. EMS |
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What goes well with Bamboo?
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I have planted 7 varieties of Bamboo in my backyard and look forward to a bamboo forest within the next few years. As it all grows, we will take out some of the other trees and shrubs that are already back there. The holly is already gone, some of the small pines are doomed as well. What I want to know is what kinds of plants should I add that will survive along side the bamboo... I had some very nice Japonica Fatasia at the old house that seemed to grow well and made a nice balance for the tall slender bamboo. I also had several hardy banana trees that added a nice tropical atmosphere to the garden, of course it often died back during the winter (Portland OR), but always came back from the roots. I was thinking of Gunnera manicata, but it will also suffer during the Winter. What else would you folks suggest? Something dramatic and tough. EMS I have a Gunnera here. I mulch it well in the winter. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 |
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