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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 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 '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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Bergbambos | A genus of one species from southern Africa, inflorescences similar to Thamnocalamus and branching as Fargesia | ||||||||
Bergbambos tessellata |
BERGBAMBOES | 16.00 | 0.80 | 0 | 4 | Bergbamboes' of S. Africa. Clumps tight to loose, sun-tolerant, leaves randomly arranged, leaf sheaths persistent. | Thamnocalamus tessellatus | Sources | MORE |
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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 angustissima |
18.00 | 0.80 | 10 | 3 | From Sichuan. Arching culms with white powder and purple sheaths at first, and narrow leaves. Was listed as Fargesia. | Fargesia angustissima | Sources | MORE |
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Borinda fungosa |
20.00 | 1.00 | 20 | 3 | Yunnan, from 6,000 to 9,000 feet. Shoots sweet, culms used for weaving. | Fargesia fungosa | Sources | MORE |
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Borinda macclureana |
15.00 | 1.00 | 15 | 3 | Purple branches, it's leaves are pubescent on the lower surface making it one of the bamboos very resistant to bamboo mites. | Sources | MORE |
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Borinda yulongshanensis |
16.00 | 0.75 | 0 | 3 | 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 macrophylla 'Intermedia' |
10.00 | 0.50 | U | U | The only other Chimonobambusa species with prominently swollen nodes, but much smaller with larger leaves. | Sources | MORE |
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Chimonobambusa marmorea |
MARBLED BAMBOO | 6.00 | 0.50 | 15 | 3 | New shoots and culm leaves are marbled with cream and purple. The almost solid culms turn dark purple. | Sources | MORE |
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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 quadrangularis 'Suow' |
25.00 | 0.50 | 15 | 4 | Culms are yellow with a few green stripes of varying width. | 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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Chusquea | A genus of C & S American bamboos that contains 134 described species, and possibly another 70 yet to be described. They are mostly clumping mountain bamboos, but some are runners. The solid culms usually bear one dominant branch and numerous branchlets. | ||||||||
Chusquea culeou |
15.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | Hardy clumper, from southern Chile, long cultivated in Europe. Has many branches per node, all equal size. Many different clones available of varying hardiness and form. | Sources | MORE |
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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 apicirubens |
RED-TIPPED BAMBOO | 16.00 | 0.80 | -5 | 3 | Native to China at elevations over 6,000 feet. A new species previously misidentified as F. dracocephala. | Fargesia dracocephala | Sources | MORE |
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Fargesia denudata |
16.00 | 0.50 | 3 | 3 | From Sichuan. Similar to F. murieliae, but leaves are smaller and more delicate. Culms branch out after the first winter. | Sources | MORE |
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Fargesia dracocephala 'Rufa' |
10.00 | 0.50 | -10 | 2 | From Sichuan. Early shoots. Also known as Gansu 95-1. Close to the description of the real F. dracocephala. | Fargesia sp. 'rufa' | Sources | MORE |
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Fargesia murielae 'Bimbo' |
5.00 | 0.25 | -15 | 3 | Short form, final height between 1 and 1.5 meters tall. | Sources | MORE |
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Fargesia murieliae |
UMBRELLA BAMBOO | 15.00 | 0.50 | -15 | 2 | Similar to F. nitida but with green culms. May be the hardiest bamboo in the U.S. Grows at above 10,000 feet in China, important panda food. | Sources | MORE |
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Fargesia nitida |
FOUNTAIN BAMBOO | 12.00 | 0.50 | -15 | 2 | Upright culms with thick grey deciduous wax when young, may become nearly black. Sheaths orange-ribbed. First introduced as seed in 1889, from which many cultivars named. Those plants currently starting a protracted flowering phase and probably all about | Sources | MORE |
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Fargesia robusta |
16.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | From Sichuan Province, China, at elevations over 8,000 feet.Early shoots. | Sources | MORE |
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Fargesia robusta 'Wolong' |
17.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | Collected in Wolong, Sichuan in 1996. More vigorous, with larger leaves. Bamboo 23: 16. 2002. | Sources | MORE |
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Fargesia sp. 'Scabrida' |
U | U | -5 | 4 | From Pingwu, Sichuan. Orange sheaths as F. dracocephala 'Rufa' but with more culm wax. Not F. scabrida. | 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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Himalayacalamus | Clump-forming mountain bamboos from the Himalayas with attractive culms and lush foliage. | ||||||||
Himalayacalamus falconeri |
30.00 | 1.30 | 15 | 3 | US clone is from Damarapa with no stripes. Also see Drepanostachyum sengteeanum. | Drepanostachyum sengteeanum | Sources | MORE |
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Himalayacalamus falconeri 'Damarapa' |
CANDY-STRIPE BAMBOO | 20.00 | 2.00 | 15 | 2 | Beautiful cultivar with masses of leaves on long, slender branchlets. Culms green, striped with yellow or lavender-pink. Formerly misidentified, and Drepanostachyum hookerianum. Species stil uncertain. | Drepanostachyum hookerianum | Sources | MORE |
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Himalayacalamus porcatus |
20.00 | 1.00 | 20 | 3 | From Nepal. Grows above 2000 meters. Tight clumper, finely ridged internodes. | 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 sp. 'Hamadae' |
15.00 | 0.60 | -5 | 3 | The only Japanese Indocalamus. Culms taller and thicker than I. tessellatus, branches commonly not 1 but 3. The large leaves were used for wrapping rice balls. Native to Kyushu. | 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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Otatea | Genus of American clumping bamboos with 3 known species. From central Mexico to Central America. | ||||||||
Otatea acuminata ssp. Aztecorum |
MEXICAN WEEPING | 20.00 | 1.50 | 22 | 4 | The long narrow leaves are produced in such abundance that they almost completely obscure the culms. Clumps open with culms spaced up to 1 or 2 feet. | 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 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 Inversa' |
35.00 | 2.00 | 5 | 5 | This is the complement of the above; culms are green with yellow grooves. | 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 'Kawadana' |
20.00 | 2.00 | 5 | 5 | Culms and foliage leaves have yellow stripes. | Sources | MORE |
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Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Marliac' |
25.00 | 1.50 | 5 | 5 | A form with wrinkled culms due to numerous longitudinal grooves running the length of each internode on all sides of the culm. A rare ornamental. | 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 glauca 'Yunzhu' |
34.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | Has purplish-black spots or ovals on the culms. | 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 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 |
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 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 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 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 stimulosa |
25.00 | 1.50 | -5 | 5 | Prominent nodes. Native to Zhejiang Province, China. | 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 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 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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Pleioblastus | Genus of small and medium size running bamboos with persistent culm leaves. Most are native to Japan, were formerly classified in Arundinaria. | ||||||||
Pleioblastus akebono |
2.00 | 0.30 | 10 | 3 | The small leaves, no more than 3 inches long by 1/2 inch wide, are often green shading to white to the tips. | Sources | MORE |
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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 chino |
10.00 | 0.80 | 5 | 4 | A medium size bamboo native to Japan. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus chino 'Angustifolia' |
10.00 | 0.80 | 10 | 3 | Distinguished from the species by very narrow leaves, 1/4 x 5. | Sources | MORE |
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Pleioblastus chino 'Vaginatus Variegatus' |
6.00 | 0.50 | 10 | 3 | Differs from the type by its smaller, narrower, white striped leaves, which are hairless on both surfaces. The rhizomes run deep in the ground. | 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 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 | 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 humilis |
7.00 | 0.30 | 0 | 3 | An attractive dwarf with dark green leaves. An aggressive runner good for erosion control. | 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 linearis 'Nana' |
4.00 | 0.50 | 10 | 5 | Shorter, with narrower leaves. | 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 cantori |
16.00 | 1.30 | 0 | 3 | New from China. Even joints with black waxy ring above and below nodes. Used for furniture. | 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 'Akebono' |
18.00 | 0.80 | 5 | 3 | Leaves are green at the base, shade to yellow-white at the tips. | Sources | MORE |
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Pseudosasa japonica 'Akebono-suji' |
18.00 | 0.80 | 5 | 3 | Leaves similar to 'Akebono' except that green stripes also run from base to tip of the leaves. | 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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Pseudosasa longiligula |
26.00 | 1.70 | 10 | 3 | Thick tall culms with even nodes, used in China for furniture making. | Sources | MORE |
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Pseudosasa owatarii |
3.00 | 0.30 | 0 | 3 | Endemic to Yakushima, a small island in Japan. Form pygmaea is only a few inches tall. | Sources | MORE |
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Pseudosasa usawai |
16.00 | 0.80 | 10 | 3 | From Taiwan where it grows at elevations up to about 4,000 feet. | Sources | MORE |
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Pseudosasa viridula |
18.00 | 0.80 | 5 | 3 | Long wide green leaves. | 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 hayatae |
1.00 | 0.30 | 0 | 2 | Shorter, with leaves to 6 ins long rather than 10 ins. | Sasa veitchii 'Minor' | Sources | MORE |
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Sasa kurilensis |
10.00 | 0.80 | 0 | 2 | One of the most widely distributed bamboos in Japan. Its native range extends to 50? north on Sakhalin Island, Russia. | Sources | MORE |
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Sasa kurilensis 'Shimofuri' |
6.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | Same as species, except that the leaves are variegated with many fine white stripes. A very attractive ornamental. | Sources | MORE |
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Sasa nagimontana |
2.00 | 0.20 | -5 | 2 | Large dark green leaves. From Mt. Nagi in Japan. Hairy culm sheathes. | Sources | MORE |
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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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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 masamuneana |
6.00 | 0.30 | 3 | 3 | Typical form with plain green leaves. Also called S. rhyncantha or S. m. rhyncantha | Sasaella masamuneana rhyncantha | 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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Sasaella ramosa |
6.00 | 0.30 | 0 | 4 | Usually only about 3 feet tall, it is a rampant runner suitable for growing in pots or for erosion control. | Sources | MORE |
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Sasamorpha | A genus of large-leafed running bamboos similar to Sasa. | ||||||||
Sasamorpha borealis |
6.00 | 0.30 | -5 | 2 | Native to Hokkaido, Japan, it is hardier than most other Japanese bamboos. | 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 chinensis |
2.00 | 0.10 | -5 | 3 | Similar but smaller than S. kumasaca, it may also be hardier. Shows less leaf burn under alkaline conditions. | Sources | MORE |
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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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Shibataea kumasaca 'Aureostriata' |
7.00 | 0.30 | -5 | 3 | Similar, but has gold stripes on the young leaves. | 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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Thamnocalamus | Clumping bamboos from the mountains of eastern Asia and Africa, similar to Fargesia. | ||||||||
Thamnocalamus crassinodus |
18.00 | 0.80 | U | U | From Nepal and Tibet. Culm nodes swollen, branching very strong, some clones with small leaves. No auricles. | Fargesia crassinodus | Sources | MORE |
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Thamnocalamus crassinodus 'Aristatus hort. US' |
12.00 | 0.50 | 10 | 3 | US Plants grown as T. aristatus seem to be cultivars of T. crassinodus. T. aristatus is a synonym of T. spathiflorus. | Sources | MORE |
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Thamnocalamus crassinodus 'Merlyn' |
25.00 | 1.00 | 5 | U | Tallest and hardiest of several clones. | Sources | MORE |
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Thamnocalamus spathiflorus |
16.00 | 0.80 | 15 | 3 | From the E Himalayas. Culms become very red. Foliage leaves with prominent oral setae. Less hardy. | Sources | MORE |
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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 anceps 'Pitt White' |
25.00 | 0.50 | 10 | 3 | May grow taller than the species. Narrow leaves, weeping. A clone from Britain. | Sources | MORE |
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Yushania brevipaniculata |
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. | Sources | MORE |
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Yushania maling |
20.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | The most common spreading bamboo in E Nepal. Long solid rhizome necks. Rough internodes on new culms. | Arundinaria maling | Sources | MORE |
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