Bay Laurel

Clumping Bamboo

About Bay Laurel and Clumping Bamboo

Bay Laurel

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Grass

Origin

Mediterranean

China

Types

California bay leaf, Indian bay leaf or malabathrum, Indonesian bay leaf

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

130

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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-118-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 7

Sunset Zone

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

Pyramidal

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

150.00 cm1,070.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm60.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

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

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Asthma

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

anti-allergy, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Headache, Muscle Pain, Pain killer

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LAURUS nobilis

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

bay laurel

बांस

In German

Lorbeer

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

laurier

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

laurel

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

δάφνη

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

louro

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

wawrzynu

zbicie bambus

In Latin

sinus laurus

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Laurales

Cyperales

Family

Lauraceae

Poaceae

Genus

Laurus

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

31200

1 27800

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Properties of Bay Laurel and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Bay Laurel and Clumping Bamboo

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

Bay Laurel and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Bay Laurel and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Bay Laurel height is 150.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Bay Laurel and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Bay Laurel flower color: Yellow green
Bay Laurel leaf color: Dark Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Bay Laurel and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Bay Laurel and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bay Laurel pruning is done Prune in summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Bay Laurel 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.