Red Umbrella Bamboo Plant for Outdoor Potted Easy to Grow Producing Red Stems and Contrasting Foliage for Screening, Containers & Borders, 1 x Fargesia Asian Wonder in 9cm Pot by Thompson & Morgan

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Nandina domestica ‘Fire Power’ – a is much more compact with brilliant red and bronze foliage in autumn. It is a good shrub for a small garden or a container It is ideal for a large container or pot, as it will need to be contained if planted directly into the ground. With many different varieties from clump forming to runners and dwarf to giant – there is a bamboo to suit all gardens. The plants like soil rich in humus. Before you put the bamboo in the ground, you must therefore prepare the soil well with garden compost. Give it organic fertilizers every now and then. Perhaps simply enjoy as an attractive pot plant on the patio, relaxing as you hear the breeze rustle through the foliage on warm summer evenings as you sit enjoying your own little tranquil oasis. Compact in habit, Fargesia Asian Wonder really does make it an ideal exotic specimen or container plant for small gardens.

Dwarf white striped bamboo or Pleioblastus variegatus is a smaller variety and one which is far better suited to courtyards or smaller gardens. Chilean bamboo as it is better known is another unusual bamboo due to the fact that its canes are solid instead of hollow. Thankfully Umbrella bamboo, as it is also known, is now easy to obtain as it is a sensational plant.

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Pruning isn’t necessary for healthy growth because your red bamboo plant is a fast grower on its own. However, you can prune your plant up to twice annually if desired. If you choose to prune your Red Bamboo, the best time to give it a trim is in May or June. Common problems and pests Bamboos can cope with most soil types, but prefer moist, fertileand free-draining conditions. They dislike constantly waterloggedor extremely dry soil. Prepare your soil Here are twelve popular types of Bamboo which can be grown in the UK, including some very special varieties, which have been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM): 1) Phyllostachys nigra (AGM)

The canes begin green, but can turn purple with age adding to their stunning appearance. 5) Pseudosasa japonica (AGM)

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Growing to a potential H8m x W2.5m it prefers a moist, but well-drained loamy soil and full sun to partial shade.

According to Kerri Dall from Scottish Bamboo: “Our favourite varieties of bamboos are the clumping Fargesia varieties, mainly because they are very well behaved and non-spreading. Watering is extremely important with a newly planted bamboo. Make sure the root ball goes into the soil soaking wet. Is little rain to be expected? Then water the plants regularly. The red bamboo plants generally have red colouration in their shoots or stems. Though they may not be red, the name red bamboo is used to identify them as belonging to a group of bamboos with some redness in them. Far better known as fish-pole bamboo, Phyllostachys aurea is a very large variety which can grow to an impressive H8m x W4m.The hole should be deep enough so the rootball can sit slightly lower than it was in the container, with 2–3cm (1in) of soil covering the original surface. Place the bamboo in the pots next to the slot where you want them. Satisfied with the distribution? Then remove the pots and dip the root ball in water and then put them in the trench. Water the plants a lot for the first time. If it does not or hardly rains, you should repeat this regularly. It is important that the roots do not dry out. Upright in habit, Arrow bamboo is very tolerant and will cope with either an exposed or sheltered aspect and clay, loam or sandy soil. Feathered tree: Branches from the bottom of the trunk all the way up. These branches can be removed if a clear stem is required.