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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Grass

Origin

China, Japan
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia

Types

Phyllostachys aurea
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata

Number of Varieties

1040
0 40000
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Habitat

Tropical regions
meadows, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-116-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 3
9 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm76.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Ivory, Light Green, Silver

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Ivory, Silver

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Yellow
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution, Soil Compaction
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings

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
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
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Bugs
-

Allergy

allergic reaction, Hay fever, wheezing
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Borders, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Fibre

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHYLLOSTACHYS aurea
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'

Common Name

Golden Bamboo, Running Bamboo
Bridal Veil Needle Grass

In Hindi

Bānsa
Needle Grass

In German

Bambus
Nadel- Gras

In French

Bambou
aiguille Herbe

In Spanish

Bambú
Hierba de aguja

In Greek

μπαμπού
βελόνα Grass

In Portuguese

bambu
agulha Relva

In Polish

Bambus
igła do trawy

In Latin

Bamboo
acus Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Poales
Cyperales

Family

Poaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Acidosasa
Stipa

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae
Stipeae

Subfamily

-
Pooideae

Number of Species

90150
1 27800
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Difference Between Golden Bamboo and Needle Grass

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

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Importance of Golden Bamboo and Needle Grass

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Golden Bamboo and Needle Grass. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Golden Bamboo and Needle Grass 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 Golden Bamboo is Clears heat, Cold, Treating fever and Urinary tract problems whereas of Needle Grass is . Golden Bamboo has beauty benefits as follows: while Needle Grass has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Golden Bamboo vs Needle Grass

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 Golden Bamboo vs Needle Grass 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 Golden Bamboo are allergic reaction, Hay fever and wheezing whereas of Needle Grass have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Golden Bamboo has no showy fruits and Needle Grass has showy fruits. Also Golden Bamboo is not flowering and Needle Grass is not flowering . You can compare Golden Bamboo and Needle Grass facts and facts of other plants too.