Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Shrub
Grass
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
China
Types
Couma macrocarpa
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
51500
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Bushlands, Upland savannas
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-158-11
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Gold
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water, occasional watering once established
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
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
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealy bugs, Soft scales
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
Nausea, Skin irritation, Vomiting
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diarrhea
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Sap
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Container, useful as a ground cover
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
Euphorbia pseudocactus
BAMBUSA oldhamii
Common Name
Tiger Tree
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
In Hindi
टाइगर ट्री
Bānsa
In German
Tiger Tree
Bambus
In French
Tiger Tree
Bambou
In Spanish
Tiger Tree
Bambú
In Greek
Tiger Tree
μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Tiger Tree
bambu
In Polish
Tiger Tree
Bambus
In Latin
tigris lignum
Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Poales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Euphorbia
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Euphorbieae
Bambuseae
Subfamily
Euphorbioideae
-
Number of Species
200091
1
27800
👆🏻