Bamboo

Needle Palm

About Bamboo and Needle Palm

Bamboo

Needle Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

United States, Southeastern United States

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1500

Rank: 10 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Cold Regions, Subtropical climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

6-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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Not Available

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Light Yellow, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Dark Red, Brown, Sienna

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Very Slow

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

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

Needs small amount of 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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Frost

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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75% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Not Available, Rabbits, Small mammals

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

drowsiness, Scratches

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

bank hedging, Ornamental use

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Ethnobotanic

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Aging, Frostbite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

RHAPIDOPHYLLUM hystrix

7.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Needle Palm, Porcupine plant

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

सुई ताड़

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Nadel -Palme

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

palmier aiguille

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

palmera aguja

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

βελόνα φοίνικα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

palmeira agulha

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Igła palma

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

acus palma

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Rhapidophyllum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Corypheae

8.9 Subfamily

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

Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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1400

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Bamboo and Needle Palm

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

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Needle Palm

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

Bamboo and Needle Palm Physical Information

Bamboo and Needle Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Needle Palm height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Needle Palm are as follows:

Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Needle Palm flower color: White, Light Yellow and Lavender
Needle Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Bamboo and Needle Palm

Care of Bamboo and Needle Palm 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 Needle Palm pruning is done Prune to control growth, 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 Needle Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.