Can I Grow Bamboo in Containers?
The elegant beauty of bamboo has seduced many apartment-dwellers and office workers who are curious about growing the plant in containers. Although well known for forming groves that encroach upon surrounding land through aggressive spreading, miniature varieties of bamboo are easy to grow in pots, jars, bowls, and vases. If a ledge or table that needs decoration has filtered sunlight and medium humidity, you can cultivate bamboo indoors. Choose an appropriate variety of bamboo that’s hardy in your area of the world and has the kinds of leaves and stalks you find attractive. Black bamboo is a larger species whose stalks darken over time. Long, heavy troughs holding tall bamboo could form a leafy screen between rooms or a backdrop for a couch. Dwarf bamboo won’t grow higher than about a foot, but can be trimmed to any size for a corner of an office desk or a narrow windowsill. As important as the variety of bamboo is the shape and size of containers. Traditionally, this native Asian pla
