Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Grass
Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia
China
Types
Pseudobombax ellipticum
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
230
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-118-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
12 - 7
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Lavender, Violet
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lyrate-pinnatilobed
Acicular
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
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
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Self-fertile
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Ascochyta blight, Bacterial Blight, Powdery mildew
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Beetles, Bugs, Mites
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Shoots
Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
EMILIA sonchifolia
BAMBUSA beecheyana
Common Name
Consumption Weed, Lilac Tasselflower, Shaving Brush
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
In Hindi
Shaving Brush
बांस
In German
Rasierpinsel
Verklumpung Bambus
In French
Blaireau
clumping Bamboo
In Spanish
Brocha de afeitar
clumping Bamboo
In Greek
Βούρτσα ξυρίσματος
συσσώρευση μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Pincel de barba
bambu aglutinação
In Polish
Pędzel do golenia
zbicie bambus
In Latin
Tondenti Peniculus
clumping Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asterales
Cyperales
Family
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Emilia
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Senecioneae
Bambuseae
Subfamily
Asteroideae
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
3301200
1
27800
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