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Clumping Bamboo
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Malabar Spinach
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About Clumping Bamboo and Malabar Spinach

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Vegetable

Origin

China
Southeastern Asia, India

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Number of Varieties

305
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
Hot climate regions, Humid climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-12-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 7
12*7

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,070.00 cm2.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm24.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pale White
Red, Green, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
White, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Purple, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Purple, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering
Average Water

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

-
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Mites
-

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Stem, Tree trunks
Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA beecheyana
BASELLA alba

Common Name

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

In Hindi

बांस
पोई

In German

Verklumpung Bambus
Malabarspinat

In French

clumping Bamboo
L’épinard de Malabar

In Spanish

clumping Bamboo
espinaca de Malabar

In Greek

συσσώρευση μπαμπού
Malabar Σπανάκι

In Portuguese

bambu aglutinação
Malabar espinafre

In Polish

zbicie bambus
Szpinak Malabar

In Latin

clumping Bamboo
Spinach Malabar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Eudicotyledones

Order

Cyperales
Caryophyllales

Family

Poaceae
Basellaceae

Genus

Bambusa
Basella

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Bambuseae
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Subfamily

Bambusoideae
-

Number of Species

120060
1 27800
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Properties of Clumping Bamboo and Malabar Spinach

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

Season and Care of Clumping Bamboo and Malabar Spinach

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

Clumping Bamboo and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Clumping Bamboo and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Clumping Bamboo and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

  • Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White

  • Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

  • Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red

  • Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Clumping Bamboo and Malabar Spinach

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