Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Grass
Origin
-
China
Types
Spices
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
4030
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Pastures
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-158-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
100.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Purple, Brown
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Well-rotted manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Canker, Nematodes, Red blotch, Scale, Soft scales
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Nematodes, White peach scale
Beetles, Bugs, Mites
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, Liver disease
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Acne, Good for skin and hair, Remove blemishes
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Gastritis, Vomiting
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers
Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used as a spice
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
Syzygium aromaticum
BAMBUSA beecheyana
Common Name
Clove
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
In Hindi
लौंग
बांस
In German
Nelke
Verklumpung Bambus
In French
Clou de girofle
clumping Bamboo
In Spanish
Clavo
clumping Bamboo
In Greek
Σκελίδα σκόρδο
συσσώρευση μπαμπού
In Portuguese
dente de alho
bambu aglutinação
In Polish
Ząbek
zbicie bambus
In Latin
Castanea
clumping Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Cyperales
Family
Musaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Syzygium
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Syzygieae
Bambuseae
Subfamily
Myrtoideae
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
12001200
1
27800
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