With its evergreen presence, bamboo sets the Asian tone in the garden. However, since it looks a bit boring when standing alone, underplanting makes sense. They underline his expression and also protect him from dryness.
Which plants are suitable for underplanting bamboo?
Ground covers, perennials, grasses, bulbous plants and also shrubs that areflatin the groundrootsand aare suitable for planting under bamboo.tolerate semi-shady location. Popular plants for underplanting are:
- Purple Bell or Small Periwinkle
- Honas or hydrangeas
- Japanese mountain grass or feather grass
- Dune rose or cranberry
Planting bamboo with ground cover plants
RobustandundemandingGround cover plants that are not easily displaced and theirroots are shallowspread in the ground, are suitable for planting under bamboo. However, be sure to pay attention to the type of bamboo, because some representatives do not tolerate other plants in the root area. The foot of a bamboo looks pretty:
- Purple bells
- Small Periwinkle
- Storksbill
- woman's coat
Planting bamboo with perennials
Decorative foliage perennials, but also flowering perennials, can be given an attractive framework for their own appearance underneath the bamboo. The bamboo, for its part, is happy about theshading provided by the perennials. These perennials fit in well:
- Funkia
- hydrangeas
- Autumn Anemones
Planting bamboo with bulbous flowers
Bulb flowers make the bamboomore attractive in spring when they light up with their delicate flowers. Here you can line up all the flower colors on and around the bamboo:
- Bluestar
- Grape Hyacinths
- Tulips
- Winterlings
Planting bamboo with bushes
Larger bamboo species, which may even overhang slightly, look wonderful with underplanting in the form of shrubs. The bushes should haveshallow rootsand be able to compete with theresistance of the bamboo. Perfect fit:
- Cranberry
- Sea buckthorn
- Dune Rose
- Cranberry
Planting bamboo with grasses
Visually impressive is an underplanting of the bamboo with grasses thatstay lowand loosen up its often straight exterior withoverhanging growth. The following are perfect for this:
- Pennisetum grass
- Gold Ribbon Grass
- Japanese mountain grass
- Feather grass
Planting bamboo in the pot
You can plant your bamboo in a pot withsmaller plantsand thus protect its root areashade and protect it from heat and dryness. Both Asian plants and other assertive plants are suitable for this, such as:
- Camellias
- Small Periwinkle
- hydrangeas
Tip
Invasive bamboo species should be mulched
Bamboo is quite delicate due to its invasive roots. If you want to plant a bamboo under it, it should ideally be a Fargesia or a garden bamboo. These are more reserved in their spread and can be easily tamed with a simple rhizome barrier. You should mulch invasive bamboo species instead of underplanting them.
