Bamboo

Mexican Bamboo

About Bamboo and Mexican Bamboo

Bamboo

Mexican Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Mexico

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1500NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Subtropical climates, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Mealybugs

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

OTATEA acuminata

7.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

मैक्सिकन बांस

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Mexican Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

Bamboo mexicaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

bambú mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

Μεξικού μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

Bamboo Mexican

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Mexican Bamboo

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

Mexicanus Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Poales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Otatea

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

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

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1400NA

1 27800

Properties of Bamboo and Mexican Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Mexican Bamboo

Season and care of Bamboo and Mexican Bamboo is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Mexican Bamboo Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is Not Available and Mexican Bamboo season is Not Available. The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Mexican Bamboo is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Mexican Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral.

Bamboo and Mexican Bamboo Physical Information

Bamboo and Mexican Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Mexican Bamboo height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Mexican Bamboo are as follows:

Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Mexican Bamboo flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Mexican Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Bamboo and Mexican Bamboo

Care of Bamboo and Mexican Bamboo 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 Mexican Bamboo pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.