1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
China
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dry Forest, hedge rows, open Woodlands, Shady Edge
Riverine forest, wooded grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
460.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Dark Red, Tan
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Budding, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs a lot of water initially
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
No need to prune
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Poisonous when unripe
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Acne, Slow downs aging
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Stem, Tree trunks
Dried seeds, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BAMBUSA multiplex
KIGELIA africana
7.2 Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo
Sausage Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Hedge Bambus
Sausage Tree
7.2.3 In French
Bamboo Hedge
saucisse Arbre
7.2.4 In Spanish
bambú de cobertura
Árbol de salchicha
7.2.5 In Greek
hedge Μπαμπού
λουκάνικο δέντρο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bamboo Hedge
Árvore de salsicha
7.2.7 In Polish
Żywopłoty Bamboo
kiełbasa Drzewo
7.2.8 In Latin
Sepi Bamboo
farciminis ligno
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species