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Tree Echium and Clumping Bamboo


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial  

Type
Grass  
Tree  

Origin
China  
Canary Islands  

Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  
Not Available  

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods  
tropical environments  

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-12  
8-10  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 7  
9 - 1  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm  
38
240.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
Not Available  
30.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Pale White  
Light Blue, Blue Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Not Available  
Non Fruiting Plant  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Acicular  
Lobed  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Not Available  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

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

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Not Available  
Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Not Available  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  
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  
Medium  

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, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

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

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  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
None  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Not Available  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Mites  
Not Available  

Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress  
Not Available  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
Not Available  
Not Available  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity  
Not Available  

Part of Plant Used
Stem, Tree trunks  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  
Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Sometimes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical  
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BAMBUSA beecheyana  
ECHIUM pininana  

Common Name
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium  

In Hindi
बांस  
Tree Echium  

In German
Verklumpung Bambus  
Baum Aciam  

In French
clumping Bamboo  
Arbre ACIAM  

In Spanish
clumping Bamboo  
árbol Aciam  

In Greek
συσσώρευση μπαμπού  
δέντρο Aciam  

In Portuguese
bambu aglutinação  
árvore Aciam  

In Polish
zbicie bambus  
drzewo Aciam  

In Latin
clumping Bamboo  
lignum Aciam  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Cyperales  
Lamiales  

Family
Poaceae  
Boraginaceae  

Genus
Bambusa  
Echium  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Bambuseae  
Not Available  

Subfamily
Bambusoideae  
Not Available  

Number of Species
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Difference Between Clumping Bamboo and Tree Echium

If you are confused whether Clumping Bamboo or Tree Echium 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 Clumping Bamboo and Tree Echium Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Clumping Bamboo are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Tree Echium fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Clumping Bamboo and Tree Echium if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Clumping Bamboo and Tree Echium

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Clumping Bamboo and Tree Echium. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Clumping Bamboo and Tree Echium 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 Clumping Bamboo is Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders and Obesity whereas of Tree Echium is Not Available. Clumping Bamboo has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available while Tree Echium has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available.

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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 Clumping Bamboo vs Tree Echium 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 Clumping Bamboo are allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash and Respiratory distress whereas of Tree Echium have Not Available respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Clumping Bamboo has no showy fruits and Tree Echium has no showy fruits. Also Clumping Bamboo is not flowering and Tree Echium is not flowering . You can compare Clumping Bamboo and Tree Echium facts and facts of other plants too.

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