Clumping Bamboo

Bamboo has a bad reputation with Florida gardeners. And while it's true that some kinds do spread aggressively, there is a whole category of bamboos that do not. Clumping bamboo has a tight growing habit which makes it an excellent visual screen and sound barrier, all without endangering the neighborhood.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Alphonse Karr Bamboo Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr'
• Screen Out Unwanted Views

UF/IFAS Publications

• Bamboo Basics (PDF)
• Bamboo Behaves! (PDF)
• Bamboo Control

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Bamboo Muhly
• Screening Undesirable Views

Other Sites

• Bamboo--Maryland Cooperative Extension (PDF)
• The Bamboo Garden--Kanapaha Botanical Garden (Gainesville, FL)
• Clumping Bamboo--HGTV
• Clumping Bamboo: Yes, a Well-behaved Bamboo--"Ketzel Levine's Talking Plants" on NPR
• The Difference Between Running and Clumping Bamboo--Complete Bamboo
• Florida Caribbean Chapter of the American Bamboo Society
• Golden Goddess Bamboo: An Exotic Grass--Iowa State University Extension
• Growing Bamboo in Georgia--University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service