I have 9 unspecified textilis clumpers in my yard. All of the shoot in the fall, and freeze before the canes can mature properly, so I am quite disappointed in them. 3 of them are quite a bit hardier than the others and the frozen new canes will fully leaf out in the spring. 4 of them, about 50% of the canes leaf out in the spring... So, I end up with big bamboo bushes instead of the bamboo forest I desired.
I have 1 japanese timber bamboo that I started from a 6 inch root cutting, 3 years ago. It is from Missouri, so perhaps it will fair better when it gets big.
I have 2 alphonse karrs that do fine. One has particularly red/purple new canes in the fall.
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