I want to plant a bamboo plant in my backyard but dont hve much space.Can I contain its growth within 1'x1'

I have a small space 6 feet x 1.5 feet where I can plant some bushes in my backyard on the ground. I fancy bamboo so much but dont know how much it might spread.I have kept a space of 1 foot for the bamboo. Can it become green and tall in that space? I have planted a palm and a song of India, besides money plants and some crotons. I also have a saflera in a pot in that space. But will the bamboo take over the entire space.. the area small and I live in a small flat. Just wonder if I can have a green bamboo bush there without having to struggle to manage if it tends to grow too wide or too massive. Grateful for some advice!!

I want to plant a bamboo plant in my backyard but dont hve much space.Can I contain its growth within 1'x1'
Bamboo tends to grow... and grow... and grow... But if it's in it's own pot or something, you should be able to grow it in a small space...
Reply:I would recommend then growing maybe 2 bamboo plants in some large, wooden boxes. This way you can grow either a runner or a clumper without fear of it taking over and spreading beyond your control.





Also, since I don't know you're climate I can't really recommend which type to plant, but if you are in a climate that gets heavy freezes then most clumpers are out of the question, except for a few of the mountain bamboos in the Fargesia family.





Should you plant it in the ground, even one clumping bamboo plant will eventually take over such a space in about 3 years.





Now should you put in pots you will need to remove the entire plant ever couple years and divide it, otherwise it will become root bound and kill itself.
Reply:There are two types of bamboo, running and cluster. The running bamboo will grow runners(roots that spread laterally and grow shoots above ground at intervals) that will spread as much as they can. The cluster type will only grow off of a main root system and will grow new shoots very slowly. Do research to find cluster bamboo and you will be fine.
Reply:Don't plant bamboo in the ground. Like fly4620 said, it will grow and grow!
Reply:when planting the bamboo keep in mind that it give birth to to small plants on the surface after being matures 1'*1' is enough space for them to have one plant with its two or three siblings but you have to look after it, to let it be in the specified space ................for that, you need the sibling to grow a bit then use the tie method to straighten it up as you wants its direction to be ........as it will grow faster and longer your other habitants wont mind ...........other way is to leave two to three plant on the surface and remove others . as they can grow in pots so pot them or dispose them, its upto you .......... other alternative is to have bamboo palm which looks as the bamboo but grows slower and requires less space . it dosent highten it self even ............