Giant Timber Bamboo

Beardlip Penstemon

About Giant Timber Bamboo and Beardlip Penstemon

Giant Timber Bamboo

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

China

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1500NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-114-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

9-2

1.8 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, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,000.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Showy

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA oldhamii

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Bambusa

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA40

1 27800

Properties of Giant Timber Bamboo and Beardlip Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Giant Timber Bamboo and Beardlip Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Giant Timber Bamboo and Beardlip Penstemon. Giant Timber Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Beardlip Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Giant Timber Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Giant Timber Bamboo has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation and Throat itching and Beardlip Penstemon has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation and Throat itching. 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 Timber Bamboo and Beardlip Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Giant Timber Bamboo and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Giant Timber Bamboo and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Timber Bamboo height is 1,000.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Giant Timber Bamboo and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Giant Timber Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Giant Timber Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Beardlip Penstemon

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