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please help identify this plant

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crispy56 crispy56, member
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I was given this plant and told it was a Bamboo but I cant find anything like it anywhere on the internet, its about 6ft tall and there are no side shoots at all just the main stem and leaves off it, i'm new to gardening and really want to identify this plant to find out if its going to stay in a clump or go mad and grow everywhere. thanks for your help.

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TomKing writes: katmae75 nailed it/ Arundo donax Posted: 3:44 pm on December 8th
katmae75 writes: Looks like Arundo donax, giant reed. Grows in big clumps kind of like sugar cane Posted: 2:35 pm on October 22nd
geron1mo writes: It does look like bamboo. Ugh. I have dwarf bamboo in my side yard--it has migrated from the neighbor's side yard. The "side shoots" run underground in long, thick horizontal roots--the new plants pop up along the way. I am still trying to get rid of mine though the neighbors eradicated theirs. Posted: 5:09 pm on September 25th
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