Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
China
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Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
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Number of Varieties
150060
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
12-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm22.90 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
Butterflies
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
BAMBUSA oldhamii
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
Bānsa
Ranunculus
In German
Bambus
Ranunkel
In French
Bambou
Ranunculus
In Spanish
Bambú
ranúnculo
In Greek
μπαμπού
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
bambu
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Bambus
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Bamboo
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Ranunculus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Bambuseae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
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Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
91600
1
27800
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