Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
Fruit
Origin
Mexico
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Types
Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
Flavorosa, Amigo, Eagle Egg
Number of Varieties
2025
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-126-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 7
10-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Weeping
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Orange Red, Red, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, 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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation
Itchiness, Rash, Swelling
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Immunity
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Jam, Jelly, Used As Food, Used in salads
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
OTATEA acuminata
PRUNUS 'Spring Satin'
Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Plumcot, Spring Satin Plumcot
In Hindi
मैक्सिकन बांस
Plumcot
In German
Mexican Bambus
Plumcot
In French
Bamboo mexicaine
plumcot
In Spanish
bambú mexicana
plumcot
In Greek
Μεξικού μπαμπού
Plumcot
In Portuguese
Bamboo Mexican
plumcot
In Polish
Mexican Bamboo
Plumcot
In Latin
Mexicanus Bamboo
Plumcot
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Vascular plant
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Ericales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Otatea
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
5525
1
27800
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