Red Cardinal

Clumping Bamboo

About Red Cardinal and Clumping Bamboo

Red Cardinal

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Grass

Origin

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico

China

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

230

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-118-12

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AHS Heat Zone

11-7

12 - 7

Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 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

90.00 cm1,070.00 cm

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm60.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Magenta, Orange Red

Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

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

✔ ✘

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

Hummingbirds

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Toxic

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders

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

Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ERYTHRINA herbacea

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Red cardinal, Cardinal spear

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

Red Cardinal

बांस

In German

Red Cardinal

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

Cardinal rouge

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

Cárdenas

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Cardeal vermelho

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

Red Cardinal

zbicie bambus

In Latin

Cardinalis Rubrum

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Fabales

Cyperales

Family

Fabaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Erythrina

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

101200

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Properties of Red Cardinal and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Red Cardinal and Clumping Bamboo

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

Red Cardinal and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Red Cardinal and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cardinal height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Red Cardinal and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Red Cardinal flower color: Red, Magenta and Orange Red
Red Cardinal leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Red Cardinal and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Red Cardinal and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Cardinal 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 Red Cardinal 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.