Buddha's Belly Bamboo

Bamboo

About Buddha's Belly Bamboo and Bamboo

Buddha's Belly Bamboo

Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

China, Japan

Types

Slender Weavers Bamboo, Golden Buddha's Belly Bamboo, Painted Bamboo

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

11500

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests

Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-116-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

Sunset Zone

H1, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.50 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Pink, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

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

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Cut the culms, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

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

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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

✔ ✘

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

Butterflies, Mites

Allergy

Pollen, Rash

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Healthy teeth, Pain in gums

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

Part of Plant Used

Sap, Stem

Leaves, Stem

Other Uses

Container, Espalier, Screen, Used in paper industry

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, 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, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Hedges, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA ventricosa

BAMBUSA

Common Name

Buddha's Belly Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Ventricose Bamboo

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

बुद्ध के पेट बांस

Bānsa

In German

Buddhas Bauch Bambus

Bambus

In French

Le Bamboo Belly de Bouddha

Bambou

In Spanish

De bambú del vientre de Buda

Bambú

In Greek

Κοιλιά Μπαμπού Βούδα

μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Bamboo barriga de Buda

bambu

In Polish

Buddy Belly Bamboo

Bambus

In Latin

Buddha ventre Bamboo

Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Bambusa

Acidosasa

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

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

Number of Species

11400

1 27800

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Properties of Buddha's Belly Bamboo and Bamboo

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Season and Care of Buddha's Belly Bamboo and Bamboo

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

Buddha's Belly Bamboo and Bamboo Physical Information

Buddha's Belly Bamboo and Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Buddha's Belly Bamboo height is 152.40 cm and width 5.50 cm whereas Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Buddha's Belly Bamboo and Bamboo are as follows:

Buddha's Belly Bamboo flower color: Red
Buddha's Belly Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Buddha's Belly Bamboo and Bamboo

Care of Buddha's Belly Bamboo and Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buddha's Belly Bamboo pruning is done Cut the culms, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Buddha's Belly Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.