Clumping Bamboo

Prairie Dropseed

About Clumping Bamboo and Prairie Dropseed

Clumping Bamboo

Prairie Dropseed

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Grass

Origin

China

North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Sporobolus heterolepis

Number of Varieties

3015

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

Hay fields

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-123-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 7

10 - 2

Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,070.00 cm45.70 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm50.80 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pale White

Red, Green, Purple, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Tan, Bronze

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

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

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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 branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

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

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Stem, Tree trunks

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA beecheyana

SPOROBOLUS heterolepis

Common Name

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Prairie Dropseed

In Hindi

बांस

prairie dropseed

In German

Verklumpung Bambus

Prärie Dropseed

In French

clumping Bamboo

prairie dropseed

In Spanish

clumping Bamboo

dropseed pradera

In Greek

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

λιβάδι dropseed

In Portuguese

bambu aglutinação

pradaria dropseed

In Polish

zbicie bambus

łąka dropseed

In Latin

clumping Bamboo

PRATUM grama

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Bambusa

Sporobolus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

120010

1 27800

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Properties of Clumping Bamboo and Prairie Dropseed

Wondering what are the properties of Clumping Bamboo and Prairie Dropseed? We provide you with everything About Clumping Bamboo and Prairie Dropseed. Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Prairie Dropseed 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 Prairie Dropseed 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 Prairie Dropseed and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Clumping Bamboo and Prairie Dropseed

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

Clumping Bamboo and Prairie Dropseed Physical Information

Clumping Bamboo and Prairie Dropseed physical information is very important for comparison. Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Prairie Dropseed height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Clumping Bamboo and Prairie Dropseed are as follows:

Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green
Prairie Dropseed flower color: Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
Prairie Dropseed leaf color: Green

Care of Clumping Bamboo and Prairie Dropseed

Care of Clumping Bamboo and Prairie Dropseed 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 Prairie Dropseed pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Prairie Dropseed needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.