Malabar nut

Clumping Bamboo

About Malabar nut and Clumping Bamboo

Malabar nut

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs, Perennial

Grass

Origin

South-Eastern Asia

China

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

2030

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Habitat

Semi desert, Wet forest

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

12 - 7

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm1,070.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, 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, Don't use high pH fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

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

Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Insect Repellent

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

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

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Justicia adhatoda

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

अडुळसा, अडुसा

बांस

In German

Indisches Lungenkraut

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

Justicia adhatoda

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

Justicia adhatoda

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

Justicia adhatoda

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Justicia adhatoda

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

Justicia adhatoda

zbicie bambus

In Latin

Justicia adhatoda

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Cyperales

Family

Acanthaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Justicia

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Justicieae

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Acanthoideae

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

6581200

1 27800

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Properties of Malabar nut and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Malabar nut and Clumping Bamboo

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

Malabar nut and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Malabar nut and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width 20.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar nut and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Malabar nut and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Malabar nut and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, 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 Malabar nut 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.