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About Giant Silvergrass and Clumping Bamboo

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Grass

Origin

-
China

Types

Not Avaialble
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

3530
0 40000
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Habitat

Lake Sides, savannahs
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1
12 - 7

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Acicular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Rhizome division
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Crickets
Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

-
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

bank hedging, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Screen, Used as Biofuel, Used for making hedge
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MISCANTHUS Giganteus
BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Giant Silvergrass
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

Giant Silvergrass
बांस

In German

Riesenschilf
Verklumpung Bambus

In French

géant silvergrass
clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

Giant Silvergrass
clumping Bamboo

In Greek

Giant Silvergrass
συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Silvergrass gigante
bambu aglutinação

In Polish

Giant Silvergrass
zbicie bambus

In Latin

Giant Silvergrass
clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Cyperales

Family

Poaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Miscanthus
Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Andropogoneae
Bambuseae

Subfamily

Panicoideae
Bambusoideae

Number of Species

171200
1 27800
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Properties of Giant Silvergrass and Clumping Bamboo

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

Season and Care of Giant Silvergrass and Clumping Bamboo

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

Giant Silvergrass and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Giant Silvergrass and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Silvergrass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Giant Silvergrass and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

  • Giant Silvergrass flower color:

  • Giant Silvergrass leaf color: Green

  • Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White

  • Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Giant Silvergrass and Clumping Bamboo

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