Expert plant identifiers help needed.

claireyrosey

I'm looking for a gardening expert to identify this plant.

I've only lived here a few months and noticed this on friday evening, it was approx 30cms tall



I checked it again to night and its almost double the height.

I'm wanting to know should I rip it up before it gets too big, or is this going to turn in to something beautiful.

Thanks for having a look!

peter_the_piper

That's one heck of a slope you have there:rotfl:

peter_the_piper

It seems to me too be possibly bamboo, can be a pest but deeply rooted.

forgotmyname

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Tosca3

Could it be Japanese Knotweed. Hope it isn't !

peter_the_piper

Is this like the shoot? Bamboo if it is.

Cally_Smart

Yes ,I would say Bamboo from the rate of growth and the fact that some varieties have 'blades' sticking out from the side of the shoot !

claireyrosey

Thanks for your help, Bamboo would make sense as they are a few Bamboo plants in the garden. Its about 5metres from the nearest Bamboo, that stuff must have massive roots. Thank you.

peter_the_piper

Yep, bamboo motors. Hope its not too near the house as it could affect the foundations. Chap opposite got us to get him a load of different bamboos for his garden, despite warning him. Last year he had the contractors in with a mini digger to remove the forest, would have kept a panda going for a few weeks.