Bamboo

Creeping Jenny

About Bamboo and Creeping Jenny

Bamboo

Creeping Jenny

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Perennial

Origin

China, Japan

China

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

moneywort, herb twopence,twopenny thot

Number of Varieties

150015

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Near ponds, River side, Wet ground

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-96-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-6

Sunset Zone

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

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm760.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Cup shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, 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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

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

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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Diarrhea

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

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

Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

LYSIMACHIA congestiflora 'Lyssi'

Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Creeping Jenny, Moneywort, Creeping Charlie

In Hindi

Bānsa

creeping jenny

In German

Bambus

Pfennigkraut

In French

Bambou

Lysimaque nummulaire

In Spanish

Bambú

Lysimachia nummularia

In Greek

μπαμπού

creeping jenny

In Portuguese

bambu

creeping jenny

In Polish

Bambus

Tojeść rozesłana

In Latin

Bamboo

creeping jenny

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Ericales

Family

Poaceae

Primulaceae

Genus

Acidosasa

Lysimachia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

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

Number of Species

1400200

1 27800

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Properties of Bamboo and Creeping Jenny

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

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Creeping Jenny

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

Bamboo and Creeping Jenny Physical Information

Bamboo and Creeping Jenny physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Creeping Jenny height is 760.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Creeping Jenny are as follows:

Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Creeping Jenny flower color: Yellow and Orange
Creeping Jenny leaf color: Green

Care of Bamboo and Creeping Jenny

Care of Bamboo and Creeping Jenny 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 Creeping Jenny pruning is done 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 Creeping Jenny needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.