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Alligator Alley 4636 NW 10TH ST Oklahoma City, OK 73127 U.S.A. |
405-949-2553 Bryan Swinney www.alligatoralley.com/bamboostock.html |
Open Monday through Saturday. Call first if driving from a long distance, to make sure owner is in. Otherwise feel free to drop in any time to buy, trade or just talk about bamboo! Orders for custom dug divisions are taken beginning February 14. |
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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 gigantea |
RIVER CANE | 20.00 | 1.00 | -10 | 5 | Native to the U.S. Once grew from Georgia and Texas to Maryland and Ohio. | Sources | MORE |
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Arundinaria gigantea |
RIVER CANE | 20.00 | 1.00 | -10 | 5 | Native to the U.S. Once grew from Georgia and Texas to Maryland and Ohio. | Sources | MORE |
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Arundinaria tecta |
SWITCH CANE | 6.00 | 0.50 | -10 | 5 | Similar to A. gigantea but generally smaller. It differs in persistent culm sheaths, air channels in its rhizomes, and can grow in wet ground. | 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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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 sp. 'Solidus' |
8.00 | 0.40 | -5 | 3 | Culms solid, leaves only 8 to 10 inches long. Species not known. | 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 acuta |
26.00 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | Introduced from Zhejiang Province, China in 1984. Named for its sharp-pointed shoots. | Sources | MORE |
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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 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 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 | Sources | MORE |
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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 | 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 |
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 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 |
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 '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 'Lama Temple' |
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 | 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 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 |
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 '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 '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 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 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 bissetii 'Dwarf' |
18.00 | 1.00 | -10 | 5 | Differs by being smaller, and having whitish patches on the culms; hardier, perhaps. | 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 |
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 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 lithophila |
U | U | 8 | 5 | Like P. makinoi but with paler shoots, smaller culm sheath blades and leaf sheaths with sparse or no oral setae. | 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 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 |
33.00 | 1.50 | 5 | 5 | Distinctive, very prominent culm nodes. The shoots are exceptionally free of acrid taste. | 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 |
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 '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 'Daikokuchiku' |
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. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys nigra 'Daikokuchiku' |
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. | 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 '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 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 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 parvifolia |
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. | 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 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 viridis |
47.00 | 3.30 | 0 | 5 | A large species, high quality wood, excellent shoots. Culms feel somewhat rough due to tiny indentations. | 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 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 |
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 'Aureocaulis' |
70.00 | 5.00 | 5 | 5 | The culms turn yellow with a few narrow green stripes. | 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 argenteostriatus |
3.00 | 0.30 | 10 | 2 | The green leaves, which are more or less striped with white or yellow, are hairless on both surfaces. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus distichus |
DWARF FERN LEAF | 2.00 | 0.20 | 0 | 3 | Branchlets bear tiny, two ranked leaves which are often only 1 inch long by 1/4 inch wide. A good ground cover or container plant. | 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 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 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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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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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 tsuboiana |
6.00 | 0.30 | 5 | 2 | A Japanese bamboo with large, dark green, attractive leaves. | 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 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 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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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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