Buddha Belly Bamboo

Here are my notes from twelve months of growing Buddha Belly Bamboo: Spring: foliage refresh as older leaves shed in late winter. This was the moment that confirmed the whole venture. I focused on watering heavily in the first season to establish the root system during this period which set up the …

I don't have a garden so a focal point specimen in a large container is my only option for Buddha Belly Bamboo. It absolutely works — with the right attention to feeding with a high-nitrogen fertiliser in early spring you can get excellent results in containers. rapid establishment and fast vertica…

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 …

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 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…

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 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…