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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Grass

Origin
China

Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties
30 87

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-12

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 7

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

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm 38

Minimum Width
60.00 cm 96

Plant Color

Flower Color
Pale White

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Acicular

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Very Fast

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
-

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type
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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
-

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
Yes

Foliage Texture
Coarse

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

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

Plant Benefits

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

Part of Plant Used
Stem, Tree trunks

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

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi
बांस

In German
Verklumpung Bambus

In French
clumping Bamboo

In Spanish
clumping Bamboo

In Greek
συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese
bambu aglutinação

In Polish
zbicie bambus

In Latin
clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida

Order
Cyperales

Family
Poaceae

Genus
Bambusa

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe
Bambuseae

Subfamily
Bambusoideae

Number of Species
1200 22

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Properties of Clumping Bamboo

Want to know the properties of Clumping Bamboo? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Clumping Bamboo is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash and Respiratory distress. Clumping Bamboo Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Clumping Bamboo. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Clumping Bamboo physical information is as follows: 1,070.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Acicular. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Clumping Bamboo

Taking Clumping Bamboo Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Clumping Bamboo include pruning, which should be done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Clumping Bamboo

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Clumping Bamboo is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Clumping Bamboo is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 30 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii. This plant's habitat is Subtropical climates and Wet Woods and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-12. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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