Bamboo

Blue Flax

About Bamboo and Blue Flax

Bamboo

Blue Flax

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Grass

Perennial

Origin

China, Japan

Europe, Asia

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

Number of Varieties

15004

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-7

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm45.72 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm45.72 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

LINUM perenne

Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

In Hindi

Bānsa

Blue Flax Plant

In German

Bambus

Blaue Flachspflanze

In French

Bambou

Bleu lin Plante

In Spanish

Bambú

Planta de lino azul

In Greek

μπαμπού

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

In Portuguese

bambu

Planta do linho azul

In Polish

Bambus

Niebieski roślin lnu

In Latin

Bamboo

Blue linum Planta

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Linales

Family

Poaceae

Linaceae

Genus

Acidosasa

Linum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Number of Species

1400180

1 27800

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Properties of Bamboo and Blue Flax

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

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Blue Flax

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

Bamboo and Blue Flax Physical Information

Bamboo and Blue Flax physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Blue Flax are as follows:

Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Bamboo and Blue Flax

Care of Bamboo and Blue Flax include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Blue Flax pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.