Basil

Clumping Bamboo

About Basil and Clumping Bamboo

Basil

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Grass

Origin

Europe, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

China

Types

Holy basil-

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

16030

0 40000

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-1

12 - 7

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm1,070.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Pink, Lavender

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple, Bronze

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Don't prune in the fall, Prune regularly

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Cramps, Digestive disorders, Insomnia, Skin Disorders, Vomiting

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OCIMUM basilicum 'Napoletano'

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Basil

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

तुलसी

बांस

In German

Basilikum

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

basilic

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

albahaca

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

βασιλικός

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

manjericão

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

bazylia

zbicie bambus

In Latin

ocimum

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

Family

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Ocimum

Bambusa

Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

1501200

1 27800

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Properties of Basil and Clumping Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Basil and Clumping Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Basil and Clumping Bamboo. Basil doesn't have thorns and Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Basil does not have fragrant flowers. Basil has allergic reactions like Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash and Vomiting and Clumping Bamboo has allergic reactions like Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash and Vomiting. 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 Basil and Clumping Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Basil and Clumping Bamboo

Season and care of Basil and Clumping Bamboo is important to know. While considering everything about Basil and Clumping Bamboo Care, growing season is an essential factor. Basil season is Summer and Fall and Clumping Bamboo season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Basil is Loam, Sand and for Clumping Bamboo is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Basil is Neutral and for Clumping Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Basil and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Basil and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Basil height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Basil and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Basil flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Basil leaf color: Green, Purple and Bronze
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Basil and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Basil and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Basil pruning is done Don't prune in the fall and Prune regularly and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.