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What is

Life Span

Type

Origin

Types

Number of Varieties

Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

Habit

Information

Minimum Height

Minimum Width

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Leaf Shape

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Sunlight

Growth Rate

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

How to Plant?

Plant Maintenance

Watering Requirements

In Summer

In Spring

In Winter

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Pruning

Fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Common Name

In Hindi

In German

In French

In Spanish

In Greek

In Portuguese

In Polish

In Latin

Classification

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

 
Perennial
Grass
China
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
1
Forest margins, gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions
8-15
12 - 1
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Clump-Forming
 
460.00 cm
60.00 cm
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Bicolor
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Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Grass like
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Fast
Loam, Sand
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Average
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Drought
 
Ground, Pot
Seedlings, Transplanting
Medium
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
Lots of watering
Moderate
Average Water
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Loam, Sand
Average
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Red blotch
Drought
 
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Single
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Medium
Matte
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Birds
-
 
Beautification
-
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Air purification
-
Whole plant
Culinary use, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in making musical instruments, Used in paper industry
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Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
 
BAMBUSA multiplex 'Alphonso-Karrii'
Alphonse Karr Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo
अल्फोंस Karr बांस
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Alphonse Karr Bambú
Alphonse Karr Μπαμπού
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
Alphonse Karr Bamboo
 
Plantae
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Poales
Poaceae
Bambusa
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Bambuseae
Bambusoideae
60
 
Perennial
Grass
North America, Canada, Mexico
Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum
38
Prairies
4-9
9 - 1
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Upright/Erect
 
150.00 cm
90.00 cm
Green
Bicolor
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Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze
Tan, Sandy Brown
Grass like
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Fast
Clay, Loam, Sand
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Average
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
✔✘
Pollution, Soil Compaction
 
Ground
Divison, Root Division
Medium
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Lots of watering
Moderate
Average Water
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Clay, Loam, Sand
Average
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Nitrogen
Red blotch
Pollution, Soil Compaction
 
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Single
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Fine
Matte
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Birds, Wildlife
-
 
Showy Purposes
-
Insignificant
Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
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Leaves
Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel
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Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
 
PANICUM virgatum
Switchgrass
Switchgrass
Switchgrass
switchgrass
switchgrass
switchgrass
switchgrass
switchgrass
switchgrass
 
Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Cyperales
Poaceae
Panicum
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Paniceae
Panicoideae
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