Life Span
Perennial
Type
Grass
Origin
China
Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
1500
Rank: 12 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm
Rank: 40 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
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
Acicular
Thorns
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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Attracts
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
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9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
BAMBUSA oldhamii
Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
In Hindi
Bānsa
In German
Bambus
In French
Bambou
In Spanish
Bambú
In Greek
μπαμπού
In Portuguese
bambu
In Polish
Bambus
In Latin
Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Clade
-
Tribe
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
91
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27800
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