Post #58346 by Andrew on Tue, Nov 4, 2003 11:00 AM

If you want bamboo, go to http://www.endangeredspecies.com . The best place to get live bamboo in socal. We got black bamboo (phyllostachys nigra) and tropical timber bamboo (bambusa oldhamii) from them and both are doing great. We have them in our Japanese garden. I've read tons of stuff on bamboo, so please let me know if you have any questions. The basics though; buy clumping if you're really worried about invasive species, a few basic precautions can make even the most invasive running bamboo safe for planting.

As for tropical stuff, a few things in our polynesian garden; hibiscus - basic and hybrids (try Armstrong's for a nice hybrid selection), plumeria, ti trees, monstera, brunfelsia, tropicana, different bananas, heavenly bamboo, birds of paradise, palms, ferns, zebra grass, oh jeeze there's a whole bunch more I can't remember off hand.
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[ Edited by: Andrew on 2003-11-04 11:00 ]