Mexican Tea

Clumping Bamboo

About Mexican Tea and Clumping Bamboo

Mexican Tea

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Grass

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

China

Types

Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

130

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Habitat

shrublands, tropical grasslands

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-12

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 7

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm1,070.00 cm

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Minimum Width

50.80 cm60.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

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

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Pests and Diseases

Pest Free

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

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

Bees, Flies

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

allergic reaction, Skin irritation

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Detoxification, Insect Bites, Stomach pain, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Pesticide, The essential oil is used as insect repellent

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, Herb / Vegetable

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CHENOPODIUM ambrosioides

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Mexican Tea

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

Dysphania ambrosioides

बांस

In German

Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

Épazote

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

Dysphania ambrosioides

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

Μεξικού τσάι

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Dysphania ambrosioides

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

Komosa piżmowa

zbicie bambus

In Latin

Dysphania ambrosioides

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Cyperales

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Dysphania

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Dysphanieae

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Chenopodioideae

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

301200

1 27800

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Properties of Mexican Tea and Clumping Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Mexican Tea and Clumping Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Mexican Tea and Clumping Bamboo. Mexican Tea doesn't have thorns and Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Mexican Tea does not have fragrant flowers. Mexican Tea has allergic reactions like allergic reaction and Skin irritation and Clumping Bamboo has allergic reactions like allergic reaction and Skin irritation. 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 Mexican Tea and Clumping Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Mexican Tea and Clumping Bamboo

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

Mexican Tea and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Mexican Tea and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Tea height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Mexican Tea and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Mexican Tea flower color: Green
Mexican Tea leaf color: Green and Light Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Mexican Tea and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Mexican Tea and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Tea pruning is done 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 Mexican Tea 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.