Bamboo

New Zealand Flax

About Bamboo and New Zealand Flax

Bamboo

New Zealand Flax

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Perennial

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Phormium tenax,Phormium cookianum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1500

Rank: 10 (Overall)▶

Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Cliffs, Mountain Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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)▶

121.00 cm

Rank: 91 (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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121.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Yellow, Green, Pink

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Yellow, Green, Pink

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Yellow, Green, Pink

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers 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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

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

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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

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 more water during establishment

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers 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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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Anaesthesia

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders

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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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Burns, Skin irritation

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Leaves, Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Container

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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31% Perennial Flowers 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 Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

PHORMIUM 'Apricot Queen'

7.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

New Zealand Flax

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

New Zealand flax

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Neuseeländer Flachs

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

lin de Nouvelle-Zélande

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

New Zealand flax

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

New Zealand flax

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

espadana, linho-da-Nova-Zelândia

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Nowa Zelandia lnu

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

New Zealand flax

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Acidosasa

phormium

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

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

Hemerocallidoideae

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 New Zealand Flax

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

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Season and Care of Bamboo and New Zealand Flax

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

Bamboo and New Zealand Flax Physical Information

Bamboo and New Zealand Flax physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas New Zealand Flax height is 121.00 cm and width 121.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and New Zealand Flax are as follows:

Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
New Zealand Flax flower color: Orange
New Zealand Flax leaf color: Yellow, Green and Pink

Care of Bamboo and New Zealand Flax

Care of Bamboo and New Zealand 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 New Zealand Flax 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 New Zealand Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.