Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
China
Types
Salix caprea pendula
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
230
0
40000
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Habitat
Hedge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
12 - 7
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Silver
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Use nitrogen rich soil
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Blight, Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Borers, Caterpillar, Lacebugs
Beetles, Bugs, Mites
Allergy
Severe allergen
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Aphrodisiac, Astringent, Febrifuge, Ophthalmic
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaves
Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Basketary, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge, used for making charcoal, Used to make leather
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
SALIX caprea 'Kilmarnock'
BAMBUSA beecheyana
Common Name
Pussy Willow, Weeping Pussy Willow
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
In Hindi
Weeping Pussy Willow
बांस
In German
Weinend Salweide
Verklumpung Bambus
In French
Weeping Willow Pussy
clumping Bamboo
In Spanish
Llorando sauce de gatito
clumping Bamboo
In Greek
Κλάμα Μουνί Willow
συσσώρευση μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Chorando Borrazeira
bambu aglutinação
In Polish
Płacząca Pussy Willow
zbicie bambus
In Latin
Pussy flentes salices
clumping Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Salicales
Cyperales
Family
Salicaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Salix
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
4001200
1
27800
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