Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Origin
China
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Types
Bambusoideae
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Number of Varieties
3015
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40000
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Habitat
Dry Forest, hedge rows, open Woodlands, Shady Edge
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-15-9999
0
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Purple, Purplish Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
digitate
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Average
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Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
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Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
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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
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
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Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
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Botanical Name
BAMBUSA multiplex
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
In Hindi
हेगड़े बांस
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In German
Hedge Bambus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In French
Bamboo Hedge
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Spanish
bambú de cobertura
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
In Greek
hedge Μπαμπού
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Portuguese
Bamboo Hedge
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Polish
Żywopłoty Bamboo
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Latin
Sepi Bamboo
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Echinocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Bambuseae
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
120030
1
27800
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