Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
Japan
China
Types
Benikaze, Nicolas, All Gold, Albostriata
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
41500
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Shaded sites, Temperate Regions
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
12 - 8
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm1,000.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Several shades of Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Lime Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow green, Pink, Orange Red
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
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
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
Drought
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
-
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
HAKONECHLOA macra
BAMBUSA oldhamii
Common Name
Hakone Grass
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
In Hindi
hakone grass
Bānsa
In German
Hakone Gras
Bambus
In French
Hakone herbe
Bambou
In Spanish
hierba Hakone
Bambú
In Greek
Hakone γρασίδι
μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Hakone grama
bambu
In Polish
Hakone trawa
Bambus
In Latin
Hakone herba
Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Hakonechloa
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
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Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
4091
1
27800
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