Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
Grass
Origin
Mexico
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
Types
Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
Ornamental Grass
Number of Varieties
2020
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-125-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 7
12 - 5
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Weeping
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Yellow, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs
Borers, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs
Insects
Allergy
Skin irritation
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
OTATEA acuminata
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
Eastern Gamagrass
In Hindi
मैक्सिकन बांस
पूर्वी Gamagrass
In German
Mexican Bambus
Eastern Gamagrass
In French
Bamboo mexicaine
Gamagrass Orient
In Spanish
bambú mexicana
Maicillo del Este
In Greek
Μεξικού μπαμπού
Ανατολική Gamagrass
In Portuguese
Bamboo Mexican
Gamagrass Oriental
In Polish
Mexican Bamboo
Eastern Gamagrass
In Latin
Mexicanus Bamboo
Orientalium Gamagrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Streptophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Otatea
Tripsacum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
551
1
27800
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