Fountaingrass

Golden Bamboo

About Fountaingrass and Golden Bamboo

Fountaingrass

Golden Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia, Australia

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Grassland, open forests, wastelands, Wet lands

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

7-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

12 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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180.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory, Rose, Tan

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown, Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Tan

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Sandy Brown

Yellow

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Conduplicate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

eyespot, Leaf spot, Rust

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

songbirds

Bees, Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

allergic reaction, Hay fever, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Clears heat, Cold, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used like flour

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENNISETUM alopecuroides

PHYLLOSTACHYS aurea

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Fountaingrass, Fountaingrass

Golden Bamboo, Running Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Fountaingrass

Bānsa

7.2.2 In German

Fountaingrass

Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Fountaingrass

Bambou

7.2.4 In Spanish

Fountaingrass

Bambú

7.2.5 In Greek

Fountaingrass

μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Fountaingrass

bambu

7.2.7 In Polish

Fountaingrass

Bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

Fountaingrass

Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Poales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Pennisetum

Acidosasa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Fountaingrass and Golden Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Fountaingrass and Golden Bamboo

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

Fountaingrass and Golden Bamboo Physical Information

Fountaingrass and Golden Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Fountaingrass height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Golden Bamboo height is 180.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Fountaingrass and Golden Bamboo are as follows:

Fountaingrass flower color: Ivory, Rose and Tan
Fountaingrass leaf color: Green and Light Green
Golden Bamboo flower color: White
Golden Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Fountaingrass and Golden Bamboo

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