Sasa Species, Kuma Bamboo Grass, Kuma Zasa Bamboo, Variegated Ground Cover Bamboo

I wish I had a time machine so I could go back and NEVER plant this in my yard. OMG....15 years later, it has taken over everything. To g...Read Moreet rid of it is horrible. Its as bad as trying to get rid of regular Bamboo (ask me how I know) UGH..
I live in CT Zone 6. Please learn from my mistake, and only plant this with a 2' deep concrete barrier around the area you WANT it... This has not only taken over my yard, but my neighbors. Fortunately we are good friends. There is no way to get rid of this plant except for digging up the roots that spread out everywhere. If you have a time machine, please let me borrow it.

A very attractive bamboo widely used in traditional Japanese gardens, generally reaching only 2-3' here in Z6a.

The leaves...Read More develop attractive tan edges in late fall/early winter which hold through the winter. "That's not a bug, it's a feature..." It looks like a white edge variegation. The leaf centers are reliably evergreen even here in Z6a.

Deeper shade slows its spread but is no substitute for a root barrier.

To 1potato2 - this bamboo prefers shade or part-shade. I have mine growing in continuous light shade, but in heavy clay soil. It has spre...Read Moread steadily, and I just noticed one sprout jumped 3 feet, so I need to put up a barrier. I have been pruning each stem individually in the late winter/early spring. If one stem does not have a shoot emerging from a node, I cut it to the ground. If it has a shoot, I prune it just above that node. It's a laborious process, but gives the plant more light/space to grow well.

We have this plant or a relative of it along our hot, sunny driveway. Maybe because of that, it is not thriving and is always mostly bro...Read Morewn and dry, with a few straggly green leaves. I am planning to move it to our back yard where it will get more shade. However, I am wondering what to do about all the brown stalks. Is this similar to prairie grass, which needs to be cut down close to the ground every year? Or should I do this just once to allow the sasa to rejuvenate itself? Or should I just try to individually cut off the dead looking stalks? Anybody have any experience/knowledge?