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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Grass  
Broadleaf Evergreen  

Origin
China, Japan  
China, Japan  

Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  
Pachysandra procumbens, Pachysandra terminalis  

Number of Varieties
1500  
12
2  
99+

Habitat
Warmer regions  
Deep, Hardwood forests, moist forests, Terrestrial  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9  
4-8  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
-  

Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Prostrate/Trailing  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
6.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Green, Pink, Red  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green  
Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long Linear  
Toothed  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Partial shade, Full Shade  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

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

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Partial shade, Full Shade  

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  
Alternaria leaf blight, Red blotch, Stem rot  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
No  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
Yes  
Yes  

Invasive
Yes  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
-  
Ants, pollinators  

Allergy
Cyanide poisoning  
allergic reaction  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Ground Cover, Mass in beds, slopes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem  
Fruits  

Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  
Planted in shelterbeds, Showy Purposes, Used for bedding in gardens  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border  
Edging, Groundcover  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BAMBUSA  
PACHYSANDRA terminalis  

Common Name
Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  
japanese spurge, japanese pachysandra, carpet box  

In Hindi
Bānsa  
pachysandra  

In German
Bambus  
Ysander  

In French
Bambou  
pachysandra  

In Spanish
Bambú  
Pachysandra  

In Greek
μπαμπού  
Pachysandra  

In Portuguese
bambu  
Pachysandra  

In Polish
Bambus  
Runianka  

In Latin
Bamboo  
Pachysandra  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Vascular plant  

Class
Liliopsida  
-  

Order
Poales  
Buxales  

Family
Poaceae  
Buxaceae  

Genus
Acidosasa  
Pachysandra  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Eudicots  

Tribe
Bambuseae  
sarcococceae  

Subfamily
Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae  
-  

Number of Species
1400  
19
5  

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Difference Between Bamboo and Pachysandra

If you are confused whether Bamboo or Pachysandra are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Bamboo and Pachysandra Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Bamboo are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Pachysandra fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Bamboo and Pachysandra if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Bamboo and Pachysandra

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bamboo and Pachysandra. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bamboo and Pachysandra as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Bamboo is Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever and Urinary tract problems whereas of Pachysandra is . Bamboo has beauty benefits as follows: while Pachysandra has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bamboo vs Pachysandra

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Bamboo vs Pachysandra and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Bamboo are Cyanide poisoning whereas of Pachysandra have allergic reaction respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bamboo has no showy fruits and Pachysandra has no showy fruits. Also Bamboo is not flowering and Pachysandra is not flowering . You can compare Bamboo and Pachysandra facts and facts of other plants too.

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