Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tender Perennial
Origin
China
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
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Number of Varieties
1-
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest margins, gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions
Grassland, Shaded sites, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm-
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Blue, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long slender
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water twice a day in the initial period
Water during dry weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in making musical instruments, Used in paper industry
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
BAMBUSA multiplex 'Alphonso-Karrii'
DIANELLA sandwicensis
Common Name
Alphonse Karr Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo
Ukiuki, uki
In Hindi
अल्फोंस Karr बांस
Ukiuki
In German
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Ukiuki
In French
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Ukiuki
In Spanish
Alphonse Karr Bambú
Ukiuki
In Greek
Alphonse Karr Μπαμπού
Ukiuki
In Portuguese
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Ukiuki
In Polish
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Ukiuki
In Latin
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Ukiuki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
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Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Liliales
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Dianella
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Bambuseae
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Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Hemerocallidoideae
Number of Species
6041
1
27800
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