Babaco

Clumping Bamboo

About Babaco and Clumping Bamboo

Babaco

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit, Shrub

Grass

Origin

South America

China

Types

V. × heilbornii

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

030

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-9

12 - 7

Sunset Zone

H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm1,070.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Vegetative Reproduction

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove shoots

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Used in making champagne

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

Babaco

बांस

In German

Babaco

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

Babaco

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

Babaco

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

Babaco

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Babaco

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

Babaco

zbicie bambus

In Latin

Babaco

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Cyperales

Family

Caricaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Vasconcellea

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

11200

1 27800

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Properties of Babaco and Clumping Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Babaco and Clumping Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Babaco and Clumping Bamboo. Babaco doesn't have thorns and Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Babaco does not have fragrant flowers. Babaco has allergic reactions like and Clumping Bamboo has allergic reactions like . 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 Babaco and Clumping Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Babaco and Clumping Bamboo

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

Babaco and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Babaco and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Babaco and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Babaco and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Babaco and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Babaco 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.