African Blue Basil

Clumping Bamboo

About African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo

African Blue Basil

Clumping Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

China

1.4 Types

Not available

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Hillside, meadows

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm1,070.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Lavender

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune regularly, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, Diarrhea, Headache, Kidney problems, Stomach pain

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Stem, Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OCIMUM 'African Blue'

BAMBUSA beecheyana

7.2 Common Name

African Blue Basil, Hybrid Basil

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ब्लू तुलसी

बांस

7.2.2 In German

African Blue Basilikum

Verklumpung Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Bleu basilic africaine

clumping Bamboo

7.2.4 In Spanish

Albahaca azul africana

clumping Bamboo

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικής Μπλε βασιλικό

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Africano manjericão azul

bambu aglutinação

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Niebieski bazylią

zbicie bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

अफ्रीकी ब्लू तुलसी

clumping Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Ocimum

Bambusa

8.7 Clade

Basal Tricolpates

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Bambusoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo? We provide you with everything About African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo. African Blue Basil doesn't have thorns and Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also African Blue Basil does not have fragrant flowers. African Blue Basil has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Clumping Bamboo has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo

Season and care of African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo is important to know. While considering everything about African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo Care, growing season is an essential factor. African Blue Basil season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Clumping Bamboo season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for African Blue Basil is Loam, Sand and for Clumping Bamboo is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for African Blue Basil is Neutral and for Clumping Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. African Blue Basil height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

African Blue Basil flower color: Pink and Lavender
African Blue Basil leaf color: Purple
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo

Care of African Blue Basil and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. African Blue Basil pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune regularly, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer African Blue Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.