Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
Japan
China
Types
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Bambusoideae
Number of Varieties
330
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Dry Forest, hedge rows, open Woodlands, Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-88-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow green
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Crimson, Dark Red
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Red, Bronze
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Red, Bronze
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
digitate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Budding, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Pollution
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
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
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
BERBERIS thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy'
BAMBUSA multiplex
Common Name
Japanese Burberry
Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo
In Hindi
crimson pygmy
हेगड़े बांस
In German
crimson pygmy
Hedge Bambus
In French
crimson pygmy
Bamboo Hedge
In Spanish
crimson pygmy
bambú de cobertura
In Greek
crimson pygmy
hedge Μπαμπού
In Portuguese
crimson pygmy
Bamboo Hedge
In Polish
crimson pygmy
Żywopłoty Bamboo
In Latin
crimson pygmy
Sepi Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Cyperales
Family
Berberidaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Berberis
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
501200
1
27800
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