Giant Timber Bamboo

Indian Grass

About Giant Timber Bamboo and Indian Grass

Giant Timber Bamboo

Indian Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

China

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada, 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

Grassland, low mountains, Semi desert, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-114-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,000.00 cm90.00 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

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Blue Green, Burgundy, Copper

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

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

Average Water Needs

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

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

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

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Not Available

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

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA oldhamii

SORGHASTRUM nutans

7.2 Common Name

Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo

Indian Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

भारतीय घास

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Indian Grass

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

Herbe indienne

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

Hierba india

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

Ινδικό Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

grama indianas

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Indyjski Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

Indian Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Bambusa

Sorghastrum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Giant Timber Bamboo and Indian Grass

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

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Season and Care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Indian Grass

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

Giant Timber Bamboo and Indian Grass Physical Information

Giant Timber Bamboo and Indian Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Timber Bamboo height is 1,000.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Indian Grass height is 90.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Giant Timber Bamboo and Indian Grass are as follows:

Giant Timber Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Giant Timber Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Indian Grass flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Indian Grass leaf color: Light Green and Blue Green

Care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Indian Grass

Care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Indian Grass 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 Indian Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Requires very little pruning. In summer Giant Timber Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Indian Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.