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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 12

Habitat
Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9

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 100

Minimum Width
60.00 cm 96

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
No

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
No

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
No

Flower Petal Number
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Coarse

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
Yes

Invasive
Yes

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
-

Allergy
Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

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
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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 19

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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:

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.

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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:

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.

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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.

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