Bamboo

Bushy Bluestem

About Bamboo and Bushy Bluestem

Bamboo

Bushy Bluestem

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

China, Japan

Caribbean, Central America

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Broomsedge Bluestem, Broomsedge

Number of Varieties

150016

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

ditches, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Moist Soils, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10 - 5

Sunset Zone

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

H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm75.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Cream, Green, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Gray Green, Yellow green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Gold, Tan, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Root Division, 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

Keep ground moist, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, 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

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Provides ground cover, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

ANDROPOGON glomeratus

Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Bushy Beardgrass, Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Broom Grass

In Hindi

Bānsa

Bushy Bluestem plant

In German

Bambus

Bushy Bluestem Pflanze

In French

Bambou

plante buissonnante Bluestem

In Spanish

Bambú

planta arbustiva andropogon

In Greek

μπαμπού

φυτό θαμνώδη BLUESTEM

In Portuguese

bambu

planta arbustiva Bluestem

In Polish

Bambus

Krzaczaste Bluestem roślin

In Latin

Bamboo

Bushy bluestem herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Cyperales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Acidosasa

Andropogon

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Andropogoneae

Subfamily

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

Panicoideae

Number of Species

1400100

1 27800

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Properties of Bamboo and Bushy Bluestem

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

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Bushy Bluestem

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

Bamboo and Bushy Bluestem Physical Information

Bamboo and Bushy Bluestem physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Bushy Bluestem height is 120.00 cm and width 75.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Bushy Bluestem are as follows:

Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Bushy Bluestem flower color: Cream, Green and White
Bushy Bluestem leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Bamboo and Bushy Bluestem

Care of Bamboo and Bushy Bluestem 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 Bushy Bluestem pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Bushy Bluestem needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.