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Bamboo Gardens of Louisiana 38124 Hwy 440 Mount Hermon, LA 70450-3000 U.S.A. |
985-795-2300 Lee Berry / Randy Harding www.bamboogardensla.com |
Retail/Wholesale. Local/regional sales of temperate and tropical bamboos. Over 100 varieties. Field dug and containerized specimens. Many large display groves. Sales by appointment. www.bamboogardensla.com |
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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 funghomii |
30.00 | 1.10 | 0 | 4 | Chinese. New culms covered with a gray bloom. Handsome, only grows about 4 ft tall in cold climates. May be Pseudosasa cantori. | Sources | MORE |
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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 bambos |
GIANT THORNY | 100.00 | 7.00 | 30 | 5 | Fast growing, thick-walled, soft. Lower branches are long, wiry and armed with thorns. Edible shoots. Used for paper in India. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa chungii |
33.00 | 2.50 | 21 | 5 | Culms covered with white powder. Thin walled. Used in papermaking, weaving. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa dolichomerithalla 'Silverstripe' |
35.00 | 2.00 | 25 | 5 | This cultivar has culms striped with silver. Introduced in 1980 from Taiwan. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa eutuldoides 'Viridivittata' |
25.00 | 1.00 | 21 | 5 | Yellow culms with varying dark green stripes. New shoots have pink and peach tones. Low branching. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa malingensis |
35.00 | 2.50 | 21 | 5 | An attractive medium-size tropical, produces many culms each year, taller under trees. Reportedly tolerates wind well. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' |
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. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa multiplex 'Fernleaf' |
FERNLEAF BAMBOO | 20.00 | 0.50 | 18 | 5 | Usually small in size with 10 to 20 closely spaced, two ranked leaves. Often culms come up that have reverted to the larger leaves. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa multiplex 'Golden Goddess' |
10.00 | 0.50 | 18 | 5 | A dwarf form similar to 'Fernleaf' but with larger leaves. The culms tend to be yellowish. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa multiplex 'Silverstripe' |
25.00 | 1.50 | 18 | 5 | Many leaves have white stripes and some culms are also striped with white. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa multiplex 'Tiny Fern' |
3.00 | 0.20 | 18 | 5 | A dwarf form with leaves often less than 1" long, but can grow larger. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa multiplex 'Willowy' |
WANG TSAI | 10.00 | 0.50 | 18 | 5 | Culms droop or arch strongly with small, narrow leaves. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa pervariabilis 'Viridistriatus' |
33.00 | 2.40 | 25 | 5 | Recently introduced from China. Similar to the species but much more highly coloured. New shoots are yellow with green stripes maturing to yellow/gold with varying dark green stripes. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa sinospinosa |
CHINESE THORNY | 70.00 | 5.00 | 20 | 5 | A thorny bamboo with rather small leaves, and interlaced low thorny branches, impenetrable hedge. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa tuldoides |
PUNTING POLE | 55.00 | 2.30 | 21 | 5 | Somewhat similar to B. tulda but not as large and more hardy. It produces a large number of thick walled culms growing in a tight clump. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa ventricosa 'Kimmei' |
55.00 | 2.30 | 21 | 5 | As the species, but with yellow culms striped with green. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa vulgaris |
COMMON BAMBOO | 50.00 | 4.00 | 30 | 5 | Common throughout the tropical world. Open clump, culms spaced a foot or two apart. Culm cuttings root very easily. Used for banana props. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata' |
PAINTED BAMBOO | 50.00 | 4.00 | 30 | 5 | Similar to the species, golden yellow culms with green vertical stripes that look like drip marks. A very popular ornamental. Potted culm cuttings do not always survive. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa vulgaris 'Wamin Striata' |
16.00 | 3.00 | 30 | 5 | Dwarf with short and swollen lower internodes, light green culms striped with dark green. | Sources | MORE |
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Bambusa vulgaris 'Wamin' |
16.00 | 3.00 | 30 | 5 | A dwarf form with short and swollen lower green internodes. | Sources | MORE |
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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 marmorea 'Variegata' |
6.00 | 0.50 | 16 | 3 | Same, except the leaves have narrow white stripes. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda |
Walking stick | 20.00 | 1.30 | 10 | 4 | A rare Chinese bamboo noted for its inflated culm nodes. Used for walking sticks in Sichuan, and highly prized for dried shoots. | Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda | Sources | MORE |
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Dendrocalamus | Giant tropical clumping bamboos similar to Bambusa, often with bigger branches and leaves, and hairier culms. | ||||||||
Dendrocalamus brandisii |
100.00 | 8.00 | 32 | 5 | Thick walled culms; similar to D. giganteus. Shoots of high quality, edible raw. | Sources | MORE |
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Dendrocalamus giganteus |
100.00 | 12.00 | 25 | 5 | From Burma, perhaps the largest bamboo in the world. Leaves can be up to 20 inches long and 4 inches wide. | Sources | MORE |
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Dendrocalamus minor 'Amoenus' |
56.00 | 3.00 | 25 | 5 | Culms pale yellow with green stripes, smaller than the species. Dimentions listed is for tropical areas was listed as 25 ft by 2.0 in | Sources | MORE |
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Dendrocalamus sikkimensis |
65.00 | 8.00 | 35 | 5 | Large culms become brownish red. Culm sheaths densely velvety with large auricles. Used for containers and water buckets. | Sources | MORE |
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Dendrocalamus strictus |
MALE BAMBOO | 60.00 | 5.00 | 30 | 5 | Common bamboo of India, used mainly for pulp. Culms not very straight, often small and usually solid. Flowers frequently. Most internet seed is from this, marketed as anything pretty. | Sources | MORE |
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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' |
16.00 | 1.30 | 3 | 4 | This form has strikingly attractive leaves variegated in cream and green. The colors persist throughout the year. | Sources | MORE |
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Indocalamus | Small, running bamboos from China with large, broad leaves; similar to Sasa but with non-prominent culm nodes. | ||||||||
Indocalamus latifolius |
10.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | Similar to I. tessellatus, leaves about a foot long. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys arcana |
27.00 | 1.30 | 0 | 5 | Named after its hidden characters of distinctive recognition. In China it is used for shoots and split culms are woven into mats. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys aurea 'Flavescens-inversa' |
27.00 | 1.80 | 5 | 5 | The green culms have a pale yellow groove. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys aurea 'Koi' |
27.00 | 1.80 | 5 | 5 | The culms turn from green to yellow after the first 6 months, but the culm grooves remain green. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Alata' |
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'. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis' |
26.00 | 1.50 | -5 | 5 | Culms are entirely yellow except for a few vertical green stripes. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Harbin' |
26.00 | 1.50 | -5 | 5 | The culms are yellow with multiple green grooves running the length of each internode; rare. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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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 1970s and many plants died. Most plants have regained their vegetative vigor. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Albovariegata' |
25.00 | 1.75 | 5 | 5 | Apricot fading to white leaf variegation is startling in the spring, but it fades by the end of the year. Culms green. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Allgold' |
35.00 | 2.00 | 5 | 5 | The culms are entirely golden yellow except for an occasional thin green stripe. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Castillon' |
35.00 | 2.00 | 5 | 5 | Golden yellow culms with green grooves and stripes. An occasional leaf is striped in cream. It died due to flowering, and a new clone with less leaf variegation, sometimes called 'McClure's Castillon', has been introduced. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Tanakae' |
U | U | 5 | U | Culms marked with elliptical purplish-brown spots. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys bissetii |
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. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys edulis |
MOSO | 75.00 | 7.00 | 5 | 5 | Largest of the hardy bamboos. Young culms are covered with a velvety coat of soft hairs. The most used bamboo in China, used for food , timber, paper, plywood, and flooring. | Phyllostachys heterocycla pubescens | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys edulis 'Anderson' |
75.00 | 7.00 | -6 | 5 | From the grove at Anderson, SC. Hardy to -6 F. | Phyllostachys heterocycla pubescens 'Anderson | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys edulis 'Bicolor' |
MOSO | 75.00 | 7.00 | 5 | 5 | Yellow culms with green sulcus. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys edulis 'Heterocycla' |
U | U | 5 | U | This is the famous Tortoise Shell Bamboo, with nodes slanted alternately in opposite directions. In Japan it is called Kikkochiku. | Phyllostachys heterocycla | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys elegans |
32.00 | 2.30 | 5 | 5 | The species is highly regarded for its shoots. In spring it is one of the first species of the genus to shoot. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys flexuosa |
31.00 | 2.80 | 0 | 5 | Named because some of the culms show a distinct zigzag pattern. One form is hardy to -8 ? F. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys glauca |
34.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | Named for blue-white powder that completely covers young culms. In China, grows as large as P. bambusoides. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys glauca 'Yunzhu' |
34.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | Has purplish-black spots or ovals on the culms. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys heteroclada |
WATER BAMBOO | 33.00 | 1.50 | -11 | 5 | Larger, more erect, and less zigzag than P. h. 'Purpurata'. | Phyllostachys purpurata 'Straightstem' | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys heteroclada 'Solidstem' |
24.00 | 1.30 | -5 | 5 | Similar to the species except that culms are solid below. | Phyllostachys purpurata 'Solidstem' | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys humilis |
20.00 | 1.00 | 3 | 5 | One of the smallest members of the genus, it is widely cultivated in Japan. Culms darken with age. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys iridescens |
40.00 | 2.80 | 3 | 5 | Some internodes near base have yellow striping. Sweet shoots, used for timber. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys makinoi |
60.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | Whitish green culms are covered with a bluish powder. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys mannii 'Decora' |
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 | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys meyeri |
33.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | Similar in appearance to P. aurea but without the short internodes. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys nidularia 'Farcta' |
33.00 | 1.50 | 5 | 5 | The culms are solid or nearly so. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys nigra |
Black bamboo | 30.00 | 2.00 | 5 | 5 | Culms turn jet black after the first 6 months to one year. Popular because of its graceful habit and the sharp accent of its culm color. Said to grow larger in northern climates. It is not clear whether there is significant difference between some of the cultivars | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon' |
65.00 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | Culms totally green, usually much larger than Black bamboo.Distinctive culms are rough to the touch and whitish green. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys nigra 'Megurochiku' |
54.00 | 3.50 | 3 | 5 | Green, similar to 'Henon' but the culm grooves are brown or purplish-black. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys nigra 'Shimadake' |
54.00 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | Similar to Henon but with occasional brown vertical stripes on the culm after the first year. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys nuda |
34.00 | 1.80 | -10 | 5 | Reputed to be the hardiest species of the genus. New culms are dark green and powdery. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys praecox |
33.00 | 2.00 | 5 | 5 | Young culms dark green, purplish nodes. Grown for its shoots in China. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys rubromarginata |
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. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys violascens |
20.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | Culms blackish-violet at first, sometimes striped with violet. Sheaths deep purple. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens |
35.00 | 2.00 | -5 | 5 | The culms grow very straight and the wood is of excellent quality. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys viridis 'Houzeau' |
45.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | Differs by having culms that are green with a yellow groove. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys viridis 'Robert Young' |
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. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis' |
70.00 | 5.00 | 5 | 5 | The culms turn yellow with a few narrow green stripes. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys vivax 'Huangwenzhu' |
70.00 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | Internodes green with yellow groove. From Henon. More frost resistant than the type. | Sources | MORE |
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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 amarus |
16.00 | 0.80 | 0 | 3 | Young culms are heavily pruinose; used for umbrellas in China. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus chino |
10.00 | 0.80 | 5 | 4 | A medium size bamboo native to Japan. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus distichus 'Mini' |
1.00 | 0.20 | 0 | 3 | Like the species, but only 8-12 high. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus gramineus |
12.00 | 0.50 | 5 | 4 | The long rather narrow leaves are grass-like in appearance. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus hindsii |
15.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | Similar to P. gramineus, but with wider, more erect leaves. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus linearis |
14.00 | 1.00 | 10 | 5 | A native of Taiwan, a vigorous runner with long, narrow, grass-like leaves. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus pygmaeus |
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. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus simonii |
MEDAKE | 20.00 | 1.50 | 5 | 4 | A medium size hardy bamboo that produces straight culms which are useful for many purposes. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus simonii 'Variegatus' |
20.00 | 1.50 | 5 | 4 | Has some leaves variegated. Leaves on a culm may be different types broad, narrow, green, or white striped. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus viridistriatus |
Dwarf Green Stripe | 3.00 | 0.30 | 0 | 2 | The new leaves in spring are golden-yellow with green stripes, about 7 by 1.5 inch, densely hairy on the lower surface. Old culms should be mowed in winter making way for brilliant new growth in spring. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus viridistriatus 'Chrysophyllus' |
3.00 | 0.30 | 0 | 2 | Same as Pl. viridistriatus, except that the leaves are yellow with only very faint green stripes. | Sources | MORE |
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Pseudosasa | Small to medium size running bamboos which usually have only one branch at a node. | ||||||||
Pseudosasa amabilis |
TONKIN CANE, TEA STICK | 50.00 | 2.50 | 15 | 5 | The culms are straight, thick walled, non-prominent nodes, valued for its wood. Used for split bamboo fishing poles, decorative wood trim. Native to a very small area of China. | Arundinaria amabilis | Sources | MORE |
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Pseudosasa japonica |
Arrow Bamboo | 18.00 | 0.80 | 5 | 3 | Erect culms with large broad leaves, up to a foot long by 1.5 inches wide. Less invasive than most other runners. It does well in tubs and pots. The culms were used in ancient japan to make arrows. | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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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 |
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. | Sources | MORE |
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Sasa veitchii |
KUMA-ZASA | 5.00 | 0.30 | 5 | 2 | In Winter dark green leaves have very broad white margins. This, along with large leaves on short plants gives a unique, striking appearance. | Sources | MORE |
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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 bitchuensis |
6.00 | 0.40 | 5 | 2 | Native to the eastern side of Honshu, Japan; it has densely hairy culm leaf sheaths. | Sources | MORE |
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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' | Sources | MORE |
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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. | Sources | MORE |
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Semiarundinaria fastuosa 'Viridis' |
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. | Sources | MORE |
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Semiarundinaria okuboi |
BIRODONA | 25.00 | 1.50 | 5 | 5 | The leaves are distinctive in being wider for their length than leaves of other bamboos. | Semiarundinaria villosa | Sources | MORE |
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Semiarundinaria yashadake |
25.00 | 1.50 | 0 | 5 | Similar to S. fastuosa except with broader leaves and long hairs at the base of the culm leaf sheaths. | Sources | MORE |
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Semiarundinaria yashadake 'Kimmei' |
25.00 | 1.50 | 5 | 5 | The culms are yellow with green grooves; leaves are yellow striped. | Sources | MORE |
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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 |
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. | Sources | MORE |
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Sinobambusa | Running bamboos similar to Semiarundinaria except that the culm leaves promptly fall off. | ||||||||
Sinobambusa intermedia |
16.00 | 1.00 | 10 | 4 | Culm internodes up to 2 feet long, rough to the touch. May be a Semiarundinaria species. | Sources | MORE |
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Sinobambusa tootsik |
30.00 | 1.50 | 10 | 4 | A vigorous growing runner with straight, erect culms. | Sources | MORE |
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Sinobambusa tootsik 'Albostriata' |
30.00 | 1.50 | 10 | 4 | Similar to the type, but with yellowish white striped leaves. | Sources | MORE |
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