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| Clumper/Runner |
| Arundinaria | Genus of small to medium size hardy running bamboos, with numerous branches at each node and persistent culm sheaths. New shoots in spring. Native to the US only. All other species should be moved to different genera. |
Arundinaria
gigantea 'Macon' |
MACON RIVERCANE |
20.00 |
1.00 |
-22 |
5 |
More upright and hardier than the species; reported to stay evergreen with little leaf burn. |
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| Runner |
| Bambusa | Genus of tropical and subtropical clumping bamboos, usually giant, with numerous branches at a node, one or three much larger than the rest. New shoots appear in late summer or fall in their native areas. |
Bambusa
multiplex |
HEDGE BAMBOO |
25.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Each node bears a large number of branches down to the culm base, making a dense hedge. Hardiest of the Bambusa. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Similar to the species, but the culms and branches are bright yellow with irregular longitudinal narrow dark green stripes. New shoots and culms are often reddish. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Golden Goddess' |
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10.00 |
0.50 |
18 |
5 |
A dwarf form similar to 'Fernleaf' but with larger leaves. The culms tend to be yellowish. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Midori Green' |
GREEN ALPHONSE |
15.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Similar to 'Alphonse Karr', but the culms and branches are light green with dark green stripes. |
Bambusa multiplex 'Green Alphonse' |
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Bambusa
multiplex 'Riviereorum' |
CHINESE GODDESS |
6.00 |
0.30 |
18 |
5 |
Has solid culms and tiny leaves; similar to 'Fernleaf' but smaller, more delicate looking. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Silverstripe' |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Many leaves have white stripes and some culms are also striped with white. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Tiny Fern' |
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3.00 |
0.20 |
18 |
5 |
A dwarf form with leaves often less than 1" long, but can grow larger. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
oldhamii |
GIANT TIMBER |
55.00 |
4.00 |
21 |
5 |
The most common giant tropical bamboo grown in the U.S. Culms straight and erect with relatively short branches. Leaves are rather wide. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis |
WEAVER'S BAMBOO |
40.00 |
2.00 |
18 |
5 |
Tight clumps. An extremely handsome plant that arches gracefully. The thin-walled culms are used for weaving. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis 'Scranton' |
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30.00 |
2.00 |
18 |
5 |
A more open clumper with shorter branches. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis var. gracilis |
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30.00 |
1.30 |
18 |
5 |
Culm more slender than the typical B. textilis, nodding top, graceful foliage. |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
ventricosa |
BUDDHA'S BELLY |
55.00 |
2.30 |
21 |
5 |
It becomes a dwarf with swollen internodes when grown in pots under dry conditions. In the ground it reverts to a giant with zigzag culms and branches. |
Bambusa tuldoides 'ventricosa' |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
ventricosa 'Kimmei' |
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55.00 |
2.30 |
21 |
5 |
As the species, but with yellow culms striped with green. |
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| Clumper |
| Bashania | Genus of medium size Chinese running bamboos. |
Bashania
fargesii |
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20.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
4 |
Native to the mountains of China. Leaves up to a foot long. |
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| Borinda | Clump-forming mountain bamboos from Bhutan, Tibet, Yunnan, & Sichuan, with different flowers to Fargesia and shorter rhizomes than Yushania. Culms usually blue at first, usually with very fine grooves.. |
Borinda
fungosa |
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20.00 |
1.00 |
20 |
3 |
Yunnan, from 6,000 to 9,000 feet. Shoots sweet, culms used for weaving. |
Fargesia fungosa |
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| Clumper |
| Chimonobambusa | Medium size running bamboos, often with raised, sometimes thorny nodes, or quadrangular culms, initiating new shoots in the fall or winter, or early spring hence "Winter bamboos". |
Chimonobambusa
quadrangularis |
SQUARE BAMBOO |
25.00 |
1.50 |
15 |
4 |
Prominent nodes. Culms are square in cross section with rounded corners, especially on large mature plants. |
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| Fargesia | Clumping bamboos from the alpine conifer forests of west and southwest China. Medium to small and all very cold hardy, but not tolerant of very high summer temperatures. Flowers like toothbrushes. Culms smooth. |
Fargesia
robusta |
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16.00 |
1.00 |
0 |
4 |
From Sichuan Province, China, at elevations over 8,000 feet.Early shoots. |
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| Clumper |
| Hibanobambusa | A running genus from Japan once thought to be a natural bigeneric hybrid between Sasa veitchii and Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon', but with little evidence to support that idea. |
Hibanobambusa
tranquillans 'Shiroshima' |
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16.00 |
1.30 |
3 |
4 |
This form has strikingly attractive leaves variegated in cream and green. The colors persist throughout the year. |
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| Runner |
| Indocalamus | Small, running bamboos from China with large, broad leaves; similar to Sasa but with non-prominent culm nodes. |
Indocalamus
latifolius |
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10.00 |
0.50 |
0 |
3 |
Similar to I. tessellatus, leaves about a foot long. |
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Indocalamus
tessellatus |
Big Leaf |
7.00 |
0.50 |
-10 |
4 |
Usually less than 4 feet tall, it can reach 10ft and has the largest leaves of any bamboo in cultivation, up to 26 inches by 5 inches. Adapts easily to growing in pots. Does well in shade or sun. |
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| Runner |
| Indosasa | A group of mid-size running bamboos from southern China and Vietnam. |
Indosasa
gigantea |
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50.00 |
4.00 |
U |
U |
From south China. |
Acidosasa gigantea |
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| Runner |
| Phyllostachys | Medium to giant runners which have a distinct groove above pairs of unequal branches at mid-culm nodes. They shoot in spring. |
Phyllostachys
angusta |
STONE BAMBOO |
22.00 |
1.30 |
-2 |
5 |
Called Stone Bamboo because of the hard texture of its culms which in China are used to make fine bamboo furniture. |
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Phyllostachys
arcana 'Luteosulcata' |
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27.00 |
1.30 |
0 |
5 |
Same as P. arcana but with a yellow groove. |
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Phyllostachys
atrovaginata |
INCENSE BAMBOO |
35.00 |
2.80 |
-5 |
5 |
The shoots are among those having the least bite when raw. These plants were formerly listed as P. congesta. |
Phyllostachys congesta |
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Phyllostachys
aurea |
GOLDEN, FISHPOLE BAMBOO |
27.00 |
1.80 |
5 |
5 |
The most commonly cultivated bamboo in the U.S., easily identified by one to several short internodes at the base of some of its culms. It is most invasive in areas with warm summers. Culm may grow to 3 inches diameter in favorable conditions. |
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Phyllostachys
aurea 'Albovariegata' |
VARIEGATED GOLDEN BAMBOO |
27.00 |
1.80 |
5 |
5 |
Same, except that the leaves are smaller, striped with white. Many plants flowered recently; some have survived but nearly all reverted to normal form. |
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Phyllostachys
aurea 'Dr Don' |
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27.00 |
1.80 |
10 |
5 |
Glaucous blue culms with denser wax than usual |
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Phyllostachys
aurea 'Flavescens-inversa' |
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27.00 |
1.80 |
5 |
5 |
The green culms have a pale yellow groove. |
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Phyllostachys
aurea 'Holochrysa' |
GOLDEN GOLDEN |
27.00 |
1.80 |
5 |
5 |
Unlike the typical form whose culms stay green until old, these culms soon turn yellow, then golden orange. |
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Phyllostachys
aurea 'Koi' |
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27.00 |
1.80 |
5 |
5 |
The culms turn from green to yellow after the first 6 months, but the culm grooves remain green. |
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Phyllostachys
aureosulcata |
Yellow Groove |
45.00 |
2.20 |
-5 |
5 |
The culms are more slender and delicate than golden bamboo; young culms are green with a yellow groove. Culm internodes distinctly rough to the touch when young, and an occasional culm has a zigzag kink. |
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Phyllostachys
aureosulcata 'Alata' |
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30.00 |
2.00 |
-5 |
5 |
Similar to the above, but with a green groove. Culms grow larger and are often markedly zigzag. Probably synonymous with P. aureosulcata 'Pekinensis'. |
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Phyllostachys
aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis' |
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26.00 |
1.50 |
-5 |
5 |
Culms are entirely yellow except for a few vertical green stripes. |
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Phyllostachys
aureosulcata 'Harbin Inversa' |
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26.00 |
1.50 |
-5 |
5 |
Yellow culms with fine green striping, no grooves other than the sulcus. It has a beautiful orange/crimson highlight for a while in the spring when grown in full sun |
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Phyllostachys
aureosulcata 'Lama Temple' |
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25.00 |
1.75 |
-5 |
5 |
This rare cultivar of P. aureosulcata has a brighter gold color than the similar P. aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis' . It also seems to have a shorter overall height, with shorter nodes. The sunward side of the new culms in late spring turn a brilliant cherry red color for a couple months. Culm sheaths are more pale and pink than other P. aureosulcata. We have been growing this plant for several years and now, as it has reach a respectable height, we can finally see the subtle differences compared to the more common P. aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis' .
The bright colors of this bamboo make it a very attractive plant and seem to shed light in any area. It can prosper in shade, though not as fast and with out the red culms in spring. Color looks best with about 3-5 hours of direct sun in the morning hours.
Description from www.bamboogarden.com |
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Phyllostachys
aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' |
Green groove |
26.00 |
1.50 |
-5 |
5 |
The culms are yellow with a green groove, just opposite of the typical form. Smaller in hottest areas. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides |
GIANT JAPANESE TIMBER, MADAKE |
72.00 |
6.00 |
5 |
5 |
The most utilized bamboo in Japan where it is valued for its large straight thick-walled culms. Flowered extensively in the 1970’s and many plants died. Most plants have regained their vegetative vigor. |
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Phyllostachys
bissetii |
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40.00 |
2.00 |
-10 |
5 |
A vigorously growing species whose culms are somewhat darker green than 'golden bamboo'. It is one of the first species of the genus to shoot in the spring. |
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Phyllostachys
bissetii 'Dwarf' |
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18.00 |
1.00 |
-10 |
5 |
Differs by being smaller, and having whitish patches on the culms; hardier, perhaps. |
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Phyllostachys
dulcis |
Sweetshoot bamboo |
40.00 |
3.20 |
0 |
5 |
Arching culms. Named because its shoots are particularly free of any acrid taste. |
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Phyllostachys
iridescens |
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40.00 |
2.80 |
3 |
5 |
Some internodes near base have yellow striping. Sweet shoots, used for timber. |
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Phyllostachys
mannii 'Decora' |
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30.00 |
1.80 |
-5 |
5 |
From the Yangtze valley and adjacent areas of China. In China, it is called the Beautiful Bamboo. One of the best performers under stress of desert heat, cold, and drought in Nevada. Now considered to be conspecific with P. mannii 'mannii'. |
Phyllostachys decora |
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Phyllostachys
nidularia |
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33.00 |
1.50 |
5 |
5 |
Distinctive, very prominent culm nodes. The shoots are exceptionally free of acrid taste. |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Bory' |
Snakeskin |
50.00 |
3.00 |
0 |
5 |
Differs from P. nigra by growing larger. Culms blotched with black, never completely black. |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Daikokuchiku' |
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57.00 |
3.30 |
5 |
5 |
A clone from California, claimed to be larger than the species, with culms supposedly turning black more rapidly than other clones. |
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Phyllostachys
parvifolia |
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40.00 |
4.00 |
0 |
5 |
Small leaves make this a shining star. Culms have powdered rings under nodes, like P. nuda. From a distance resembles P. nigra 'Henon', but the culms are comparatively thicker and the leaves are smaller. |
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Phyllostachys
rubromarginata |
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60.00 |
3.00 |
-5 |
5 |
Noted for its good quality wood and edible shoots,it tolerates cold, dry winds. Tests in Alabama showed it to be superior in culm production and cold tolerance. |
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Phyllostachys
violascens |
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20.00 |
2.00 |
0 |
5 |
Culms blackish-violet at first, sometimes striped with violet. Sheaths deep purple. |
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Phyllostachys
viridiglaucescens |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
-5 |
5 |
The culms grow very straight and the wood is of excellent quality. |
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Phyllostachys
viridis 'Robert Young' |
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40.00 |
3.00 |
5 |
5 |
The culms and branches soon turn from sulfur green to old gold. Longitudinal green stripes of variable width mark many internodes. |
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Phyllostachys
vivax |
Vivax |
70.00 |
5.00 |
5 |
5 |
Resembles P. bambusoides except that the culms have thinner walls and a white powdery band beneath each node at sheath-fall. Gray-green when mature. |
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Phyllostachys
vivax 'Aureocaulis' |
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70.00 |
5.00 |
5 |
5 |
The culms turn yellow with a few narrow green stripes. |
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Phyllostachys
vivax 'Black Spot' |
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70.00 |
5.00 |
0 |
5 |
The culms have black spots. |
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Phyllostachys
vivax 'Huangwenzhu Inversa' |
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70.00 |
5.00 |
0 |
5 |
The culms are yellow with a green groove. |
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Phyllostachys
vivax 'Huangwenzhu' |
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70.00 |
5.00 |
0 |
5 |
Internodes green with yellow groove. From Henon. More frost resistant than the type. |
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| Pleioblastus | Genus of small and medium size running bamboos with persistent culm leaves. Most are native to Japan, were formerly classified in Arundinaria. |
Pleioblastus
chino 'Murakamiansus' |
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10.00 |
0.80 |
10 |
3 |
Leaves are highly variegated with white stripes; some are totally white. On average 25% of the leaf is green. |
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Pleioblastus
fortunei |
Dwarf Whitestripe |
4.00 |
0.20 |
10 |
3 |
Dwarf variegated bamboo. Leaves keep their white stripes through the year, softly hairy on the lower surface. Aka P. variegatus. |
Pleioblastus variegatus |
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Pleioblastus
gramineus |
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12.00 |
0.50 |
5 |
4 |
The long rather narrow leaves are grass-like in appearance. |
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Pleioblastus
linearis |
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14.00 |
1.00 |
10 |
5 |
A native of Taiwan, a vigorous runner with long, narrow, grass-like leaves. |
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Pleioblastus
pygmaeus |
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2.00 |
0.10 |
0 |
3 |
Similar to Pl. distichus except that the leaves are hairy below. Other small bamboos are often sold under this name. |
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Pleioblastus
shibuyanus 'Tsuboi' |
UEDA-ZASA |
9.00 |
0.30 |
-5 |
3 |
A vigorous growing dwarf with rather small, white striped leaves. |
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Pleioblastus
viridistriatus 'Chrysophyllus' |
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3.00 |
0.30 |
0 |
2 |
Same as Pl. viridistriatus, except that the leaves are yellow with only very faint green stripes. |
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| Pseudosasa | Small to medium size running bamboos which usually have only one branch at a node. |
Pseudosasa
japonica 'Tsutsumiana' |
Green Onion |
18.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
3 |
Similar to the species except that the culm internodes tend to be swollen in shape somewhat like that of a green onion. |
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| Sasa | Running species, dwarf or up to 6 feet tall, with at most one branch per node. The leaves are usually large. |
Sasa
palmata |
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7.00 |
0.50 |
5 |
2 |
The thick, leathery leaves are up to 15 inches long by 21/2 inches wide. It does well in pots, looks best when grown in the shade. Grows taller in cool climates. |
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| Sasaella | Similar to Sasa except that culms are more erect, leaves are smaller and the oral setae have bristles only near the base. |
Sasaella
masamuneana 'Albostriata' |
FUIRI-SHIIYAZASA |
6.00 |
0.30 |
5 |
3 |
An attractive variegated bamboo with thick leaves striped in white or cream. |
Sasaella glabra 'Albostriata' |
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| Semiarundinaria | Medium size running bamboos with nearly cylindrical culms and culm leaves that hang for some time attached at the middle of their base. |
Semiarundinaria
fastuosa |
NARIHIRA BAMBOO |
30.00 |
1.50 |
0 |
5 |
Stately cultivar with very erect, straight culms and very short branches Culms eventually turn mottled purplish brown. Internodes narrowly grooved above the branches. |
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Semiarundinaria
fastuosa 'Viridis' |
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35.00 |
1.50 |
0 |
5 |
Similar to the species except that the culms remain green, branches are a little longer, and growth is more vigorous. |
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Semiarundinaria
makinoi |
MAKINOI |
16.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
4 |
The culms soon turn reddish-brown. An attractive small bamboo suitable for growing in pots. |
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Semiarundinaria
yashadake 'Kimmei' |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
5 |
5 |
The culms are yellow with green grooves; leaves are yellow striped. |
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| Shibataea | A genus with very dense, short, zig-zagged angular culms with 3-5 branches per node, often clipped into balls. |
Shibataea
kumasaca |
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7.00 |
0.30 |
-5 |
3 |
Short, broad leaves on slender, nearly solid culms with prominent nodes and short slightly zigzag internodes. Prefers acid soil, shows extensive leaf burn if in alkaline environment. |
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| Sinobambusa | Running bamboos similar to Semiarundinaria except that the culm leaves promptly fall off. |
Sinobambusa
tootsik 'Albostriata' |
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30.00 |
1.50 |
10 |
4 |
Similar to the type, but with yellowish white striped leaves. |
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| Yushania | A large group of spreading thornless frost-hardy bamboos from Taiwan, the Himalayas and Africa. Rhizomes pachymorph, often with long rootless necks, but also tillering, so forming spreading thickets. |
Yushania
boliana |
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24.00 |
2.00 |
10 |
3 |
Pale blue culms, reaches large size quickly. From Sichuan, via Fuji Bamboo Gardens in Japan. Culms well spaced in warmer climates. |
Borinda boliana |
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Yushania
brevipaniculata |
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6.00 |
0.40 |
-4 |
3 |
Previously known as Y. chungii. Very large auricles. Found at altitudes of 2.5-3.8 km in western Sichuan, China. |
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