Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
China
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Bambusoideae
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Number of Varieties
3010
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40000
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Habitat
Dry Forest, hedge rows, open Woodlands, Shady Edge
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USDA Hardiness Zone
8-158-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
digitate
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
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Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
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✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Stem, Tree trunks
Fruits
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Foundation
Botanical Name
BAMBUSA multiplex
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
हेगड़े बांस
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Hedge Bambus
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Bamboo Hedge
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
bambú de cobertura
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
hedge Μπαμπού
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Bamboo Hedge
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Żywopłoty Bamboo
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Sepi Bamboo
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Cyperales
Brassicales
Family
Poaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Bambuseae
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Subfamily
Bambusoideae
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Number of Species
1200100
1
27800
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