Bamboo Care - Climate ...Can you have bamboo in your locality?
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Bamboo is adaptable
In general bamboo is a resilient plant and there's a variety of species for you to choose from.
In Australia we are blessed with a warm climate, so we grow bamboo species that may not thrive where winter temperatures go below freezing.
Running Bamboo usually originates in cold climates whereas, Clumping Bamboo is often more tropical and less suited to cold.
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Which bamboo thrives in cold weather?
Some Clumping Bamboo requires more cold than we can give it, the genus Fargesia for example, we would love to sell but it needs a winter chill to grow best. You can always ask Mr Bamboo about species not appearing on this website.

All of the Running Bamboo species on our list will grow in Canberra. They love it!
Some Running Bamboo species require a colder climate than ours in Sydney. Especially the smaller growing Sasa species which originate in very cold areas, can look very untidy in Summer.
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Here's some Clumping Bamboo species that seem to grow well in the colder Canberra region:
Japanese Hedge / Bambusa multiplex
Alphonse Karr / B. multiplex Alphonse Karr
Fernleaf Stripestem / B. multiplex Fernleaf Stripestem
Fernleaf / B. multiplex Fernleaf
Chinese Goddess / B. multiplex Chinese Goddess
Willowy / B. multiplex Willowy
Slender Weavers / B textillis Gracillis
Blue / Drepanostachyum falcatum
Tortoise Shell bamboo.
Bamboo by the sea (Salt spray)
(Within 50 metres of the shore receiving direct wind)
Strong, salt laden winds will damage bamboo foliage.
After 2 or so years the bamboo will be acclimatised. The plant will have built up foliage providing more protection to the whole plant.

Bamboo by the harbour or bay is not really affected by salt winds.
Mr Bamboo maintains bamboo right on Sydney Harbour and Pittwater. Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay would be no different.

Control your climate, if you can
Microclimates can be much warmer than surrounding cold areas.
Free heat sources are available, should you wish for example, to bamboo on the downtown balcony, where it’s warm in winter, much warmer than the suburbs.

A west facing masonry wall will radiate heat throughout the night; Under trees, foliage traps warmth and stops frost; Courtyards obtain night heat from surrounding walls; Live next to a steel furnace.

Where to get more climate information?
For up-to-date Australian climate zones information please check with the Bureau of Meteorology.