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| Redland Nursery 18455 SW 264th St. Homestead, FL 33031 U.S.A. |
305-248-5109 John C. DeMott www.redlandnursery.com |
Redland Nursery is a grower of fine tropical foliage from liners to over 40 foot trees. Offering complete consultation on your landscaping and design needs, we have the plant you are looking for! |
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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 lako |
TIMOR BLACK | 50.00 | 3.50 | 28 | 5 | Shiny culms green through brown to purple-black with some bold green or pale yellow stripes. Erect culm sheath blades on nearly hairless shoots. Flowers in US prove it to be Bambusa. From Timor. | Gigantochloa atroviolacea 'Timor Black' | 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 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 textilis var. gracilis |
30.00 | 1.30 | 18 | 5 | Culm more slender than the typical B. textilis, nodding top, graceful foliage. | 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' |
16.00 | 3.00 | 30 | 5 | A dwarf form with short and swollen lower green internodes. | Sources | MORE |
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| Guadua | A genus of giant, thorny, tropical clumping bamboos native to the New World. Clumps very open. Some older references include them in Bambusa. | ||||||||
| Guadua angustifolia |
100.00 | 9.00 | 30 | 5 | The largest of the American bamboos, native Venezuela to Peru, used for house construction and furniture. Thorny. Open clumps. | 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 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 nigra 'Hale' |
20.00 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | Similar to the type, but smaller and hardier. Culms turn black almost immediately. | Sources | MORE |
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| Pseudosasa | Small to medium size running bamboos which usually have only one branch at a node. | ||||||||
| 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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| 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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| Thyrsostachys | A genus of moderate size, tropical clumping bamboos with rather small leaves and persistent culm sheaths. | ||||||||
| Thyrsostachys siamensis |
MONASTERY BAMBOO | 40.00 | 3.00 | 25 | 5 | One of the most graceful bamboos known. Culm walls very thick, almost solid. Sheath persistent. In monasteries in Thailand. | Sources | MORE |
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