Buddha Belly Bamboo

I planted Buddha Belly Bamboo at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. die-back after mass flowering which occurs once per lifetime didn't help matters. Once I understood installing a root barrier for running bamboo before plan…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Buddha Belly Bamboo and I'm not entirely sure why. die-back after mass flowering which occurs once per lifetime has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on installing a root barrier for running bamboo b…

My first attempt at Buddha Belly Bamboo failed — die-back after mass flowering which occurs once per lifetime got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again. The second attempt, with proper attention to removing the oldes…

I nearly gave up on Buddha Belly Bamboo after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on removing the oldest and most congested canes each spring and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a Japanese or contemporary minimalist garden design and has genuine…

Buddha Belly Bamboo is clearly a great plant — I can see that from other people's results. Mine has been decent but not spectacular, and I think I know why. I underestimated the importance of removing the oldest and most congested canes each spring in the early stages and paid for it. yellowing lea…

I've grown several varieties within the Buddha Belly Bamboo family and have some observations to share. year-round evergreen screening and architectural presence varies noticeably between them, more than catalogue descriptions suggest. The care fundamentals are shared — removing the oldest and most …

I started with one Buddha Belly Bamboo and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand feeding with a high-nitrogen fertiliser in early spring — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in a poolside or water featur…