Mexican Bamboo has struggled to dominate over the surrounding Brome Grass. Mexican Bamboo has been considered invasive, but not as invasive as the Brome competition.
Tag Archives: Bamboo
Titan Fontanesia
This little known shrub has attractive bamboo-like appearance. The bark on the branches looks cool, too. These young plants haven’t flowered yet, but hopefully that adds another ornamental aspect to this rare bush.
Bamboo Remnants
Bamboo met its match last winter, what came back was few and far between. This area was full of bamboo the previous year, but most of the root system had been killed off.
Bamboo Skeletons
Bamboo was interesting for the past decade, but this winter proved even worse than the others that would routinely topkill the groves. Most of my species were of the Phyllostachys genus, but now are just dull skeletons, waiting to be cut down and replanted with something else.
Mantis Egg Invasion
I have been buying mantis egg cases the past few seasons to help with insect pests. The female mantises made a lot of egg cases last fall. Now that the leaves have fallen off the bamboo, I can see these Asian insects spent some time in this familiar grass.
Spring Break
Spring is a busy time of the year. The snow made me take a break.
Bamboo Ducks
Many new ducks were born this year. They are spending a lot of time in the comfort of the bamboo grove.
Clumping Bamboo Iowa
I haven’t had much success with the lower vigor of clumping bamboos. So far Fargesia Rufa is the only clumper I have had survive, and it persists rather than grows in my climate.
Fall Colors 2012
Nice fall yellow color on a White Mulberry, while others are still green. Bald Cypress rarely fails me and has good fall colors most years. Bitternut Hickories(Carya cordiformis) turning usual yellows in fall. Pin Oak(Quercus palustris) hangs onto its leaves into the winter. Red Oak’s fall color and the still green bamboo(Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘spectabilis’) contrast […]
Bamboo Snowed Under
Bamboo quickly bends under the weight of winter precipitation. Once the snow starts melting, it quickly becomes upright again.