Can a bamboo shoot be palnted in soil?anybody know this?

Question

Can a bamboo shoot be palnted in soil?anybody know this?

Answer 1

Yes, but be careful that stuff spreads like wildfire and is very hard to get rid of. If you wish to plant suggest you put in a pot to prevent the shoots from spreading.

Answer 2

It depends if your are speaking of "Lucky Bamboo" it's not true bamboo.  It's usually grown best in a small amount of water.The link below will tell you how to care for it.

Dracaena but a resilient member of the lily family that grows in the dark, tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia and Africa.

http://www.chiff.com/a/lucky-bamboo.htm

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The "True bamboo" will grow quite nicely in soil and contrary to "it spreads like wildfire"  it depends on which one you plant.

There are only 2 kinds.  Running bamboo and that does spread/invasive.  The other is clumping bamboo and it is not invasive nor does it spread .

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Question: What's the Difference Between Running Bamboos and Clumping Bamboos?

For landscaping purposes, bamboos are generally spoken of as being either "running" or "clumping" bamboos. Here's the difference -- and why it's important....

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When it comes to using bamboos in landscaping, the question on just about everyone's mind is, "Will they spread too quickly and get out of hand?" To a large degree, the answer to that question depends upon whether the bamboos in question are "running" types or "clumping" bamboos.

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