Babaco

Clumping Bamboo

About Babaco and Clumping Bamboo

Babaco

Clumping Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit, Shrub

Grass

1.3 Origin

South America

China

1.4 Types

V. × heilbornii

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

8-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-9

12 - 7

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

1,070.00 cm

Rank: 38 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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150.00 cm

Rank: 74 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Vegetative Reproduction

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

Acidic, 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, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove shoots

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

Insignificant

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

Digestive disorders

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Stem, Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in making champagne

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

BAMBUSA beecheyana

7.2 Common Name

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Babaco

बांस

7.2.2 In German

Babaco

Verklumpung Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Babaco

clumping Bamboo

7.2.4 In Spanish

Babaco

clumping Bamboo

7.2.5 In Greek

Babaco

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Babaco

bambu aglutinação

7.2.7 In Polish

Babaco

zbicie bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

Babaco

clumping Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Caricaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Vasconcellea

Bambusa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Bambusoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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350 (About Thyme)

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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 Not Available and Clumping Bamboo has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Not Available. 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.