Switchgrass

Golden Bamboo

About Switchgrass and Golden Bamboo

Switchgrass

Golden Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

North America, Canada, Mexico

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Prairies

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

7-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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150.00 cm

Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Sandy Brown

Yellow

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Root Division

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Wildlife

Bees, Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic reaction, Hay fever, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Clears heat, Cold, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PANICUM virgatum

PHYLLOSTACHYS aurea

7.2 Common Name

Switchgrass

Golden Bamboo, Running Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Switchgrass

Bānsa

7.2.2 In German

Switchgrass

Bambus

7.2.3 In French

switchgrass

Bambou

7.2.4 In Spanish

switchgrass

Bambú

7.2.5 In Greek

switchgrass

μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

switchgrass

bambu

7.2.7 In Polish

switchgrass

Bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

switchgrass

Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Poales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Panicum

Acidosasa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Switchgrass and Golden Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Switchgrass and Golden Bamboo

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

Switchgrass and Golden Bamboo Physical Information

Switchgrass and Golden Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Switchgrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Golden Bamboo height is 180.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Switchgrass and Golden Bamboo are as follows:

Switchgrass flower color: Green
Switchgrass leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Golden Bamboo flower color: White
Golden Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Switchgrass and Golden Bamboo

Care of Switchgrass and Golden Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Switchgrass pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Golden Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Switchgrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Golden Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.