About Mexican Bamboo

Mexican Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass

1.3 Origin

Mexico

1.4 Types

Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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18% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OTATEA acuminata

7.2 Common Name

Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

मैक्सिकन बांस

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Bamboo mexicaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

bambú mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

Μεξικού μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bamboo Mexican

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Bamboo

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

8.3 Class

Not Available

8.4 Order

Poales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Otatea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Bamboo

Want to know the properties of Mexican Bamboo? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Mexican Bamboo is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Mexican Bamboo Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: No Medicinal Use
Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Mexican Bamboo Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Mexican Bamboo. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Mexican Bamboo physical information is as follows: 240.00 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long linear and narrow. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Mexican Bamboo

Taking Mexican Bamboo Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Mexican Bamboo include pruning, which should be done Prune every year, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Mexican Bamboo

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Mexican Bamboo is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Mexican Bamboo is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'. This plant's habitat is Subtropical climates and tropical environments and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-12. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.