Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
China, Japan
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Slender Weavers Bamboo, Golden Buddha's Belly Bamboo, Painted Bamboo
Salix discolor, Salix caprea, Salix chaenomeloides
Number of Varieties
12
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests
Deciduous forests, ditches, Roadsides, secondary forest, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 9
9-5
Sunset Zone
H1, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
152.40 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.50 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
Yellow, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut the culms, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Mites
-
Allergy
Pollen, Rash
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Healthy teeth, Pain in gums
Anodyne, Opthalmic
Part of Plant Used
Sap, Stem
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Container, Espalier, Screen, Used in paper industry
Basketary
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
BAMBUSA ventricosa
SALIX caprea
Common Name
Buddha's Belly Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Ventricose Bamboo
Goat Willow, Great Sallow, Pussy Willow
In Hindi
बुद्ध के पेट बांस
pussy willow
In German
Buddhas Bauch Bambus
Pussyweide
In French
Le Bamboo Belly de Bouddha
pussy willow
In Spanish
De bambú del vientre de Buda
cola de gato
In Greek
Κοιλιά Μπαμπού Βούδα
ιτέα έχουσα ιούλους κατά το έαρ
In Portuguese
Bamboo barriga de Buda
salgueiro
In Polish
Buddy Belly Bamboo
Pussy Willow
In Latin
Buddha ventre Bamboo
pussy salices
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Malpighiales
Family
Poaceae
Salicaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Salix
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Bambuseae
-
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
-
Number of Species
1400
1
27800
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