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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

China, Japan

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

1500
Rank: 12 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Thorns

1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

-

Repeat Bloomer

13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Flower Petal Number

-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Invasive

17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Self-Sowing

67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Attracts

-

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

Bānsa

In German

Bambus

In French

Bambou

In Spanish

Bambú

In Greek

μπαμπού

In Portuguese

bambu

In Polish

Bambus

In Latin

Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Acidosasa

Clade

-

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

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

Number of Species

1400
Rank: 19 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Bamboo

Want to know the properties of Bamboo? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Bamboo is a non flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Cyanide poisoning. Bamboo Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever and Urinary tract problems

  • Part of plant used: Leaves and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Bamboo Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Bamboo. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Bamboo physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Bamboo

Taking Bamboo Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Bamboo include pruning, which should be done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Bamboo

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Bamboo is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Bamboo is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 1500 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii. This plant's habitat is Warmer regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 6-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.