Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
China
Western United States, Mexico
Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
-
Number of Varieties
1-
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Forest margins, gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-154-11
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
11-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
60.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water twice a day in the initial period
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
Digestive Problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diabetes, Hangover
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in making musical instruments, Used in paper industry
Jam
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
BAMBUSA multiplex 'Alphonso-Karrii'
CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata
Common Name
Alphonse Karr Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo
Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus
In Hindi
अल्फोंस Karr बांस
Cardenche
In German
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Cardenche
In French
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Cactus rustique
In Spanish
Alphonse Karr Bambú
Cardenche
In Greek
Alphonse Karr Μπαμπού
Cardenche
In Portuguese
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Cardenche
In Polish
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Cardenche
In Latin
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Cardenche
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Dicotyledonae
Order
Poales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Bambusa
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Bambuseae
-
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Number of Species
60-
1
27800
👆🏻