Bamboo plants are very quick growers and do not require fertilisers or pesticides for a successful crop. They also require very little water and they can survive drought conditions as well as flooding.

Bamboo plants are even beneficial for the atmosphere, releasing oxygen into the air. In fact, the amount of oxygen released from bamboo plants actually surpasses the amounts set free from trees.

Bamboo plants are easy to grow indoors as a household plant. Stick the bamboo stalk into a pot of loose gravel and water it once a week and it should propogate well. Growing bamboo from seed will also give good results and the root system will develop very quickly.

Bamboo plants are popular as garden plants as they create plush foliage that lends a tropical effect to the garden. Once grown, it is difficult to remove a bamboo plantation. There appears to be no end to the uses of bamboo which is now used in furniture, flooring, clothing and many other houshold decor products.

Bamboo plants are also known for flexibility and strength. Unbelievable as it may be its tensile strength compares to that of steel and therefore bamboo has been used in construction for centuries. The giant timber Bamboo, Phyllostachys Bambusoides originated in China and is widely used for making bamboo fences. Depending on the species Bamboo plants are often expensive to buy, and they are sometimes subject to root rot. Bamboo plants are able to survive in almost any environment with many species adapting well to both tropical and temperate climates. They are found from high mountains to river flood plains.

Roots are similar to those of palms, long and fibrous. Bamboo plants are generally easy to grow, although they will require generous watering when first planted. They are also widely available online, in nurseries and even in department stores. They are popular as decoration and are used as privacy screens in the yard as they can grow rather tall.

Large Bamboo plants can be expensive to ship because of their bulk weight shipping can run as much as 1/3 of the cost of the plant, depending upon the destination. Bamboo plants are in fact grasses and are associated with wheat and turf species. Classification is difficult because bamboos flower so rarely, so many of these plants share a convoluted ancestry in the botanical references.

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