What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Palm or Cycad
Origin
China
United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
Types
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Varieties
NA14
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry Forest, hedge rows, open Woodlands, Shady Edge
Floodplains, Lowland, River side, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-157-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-6
Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm240.00 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
NA240.00 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Not Available
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Chocolate, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Dark Green
Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
digitate
Circular, dissected, long and linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Salt
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Not Available
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Not Available
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Not Available
Avoid during Pregnancy
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Asthma, Baldness, Cold, Cough, Migraines, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Stem, Tree trunks
Whole plant
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
BAMBUSA multiplex
SABAL minor
Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo
Bush Palmetto, Dwarf Palmetto, Little Blue Stem, Swamp Palmetto
In Hindi
हेगड़े बांस
बौना पल्मेट्टो
In German
Hedge Bambus
Zwerg Palmetto
In French
Bamboo Hedge
Palmetto nain
In Spanish
bambú de cobertura
Palmetto enano
In Greek
hedge Μπαμπού
Νάνος Palmetto
In Portuguese
Bamboo Hedge
Palmetto anão
In Polish
Żywopłoty Bamboo
Dwarf Palmetto
In Latin
Sepi Bamboo
Pumilio Palmetto
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Arecales
Family
Poaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Sabal
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Bambuseae
Not Available
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Coryphoideae
Number of Species
NA14
1
27800
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