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| Clumper/Runner |
| Ampelocalamus | Tender clumping bamboos of pendulous or scrambling habit, with ribbed culms and large culm sheath blades, from China to Nepal. |
Ampelocalamus
scandens |
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30.00 |
0.30 |
23 |
3 |
Very prominent leaf sheath bristles and corky swollen nodes. Many subequal branches, central branch may be as large as culm. |
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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 |
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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. |
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| Runner |
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. |
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| Runner |
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 |
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. |
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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
eutuldoides 'Viridivittata' |
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25.00 |
1.00 |
21 |
5 |
Yellow culms with varying dark green stripes. New shoots have pink and peach tones. Low branching. |
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| Clumper |
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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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 'Fernleaf Stripestem' |
FERNLEAF STRIPESTEM |
12.00 |
0.50 |
18 |
5 |
Similar to ‘Fernleaf’ except that the culms are reddish or yellowish and striped with green. |
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| Clumper |
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. |
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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 '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 Striped' |
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3.00 |
0.20 |
18 |
5 |
Same as Tiny Fern, but with striped culms. |
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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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| Runner |
| 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 |
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| Clumper |
| 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
KR 5288 |
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12.00 |
0.75 |
15 |
U |
Very weepy habit |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
albocerea |
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20.00 |
1.00 |
15 |
3 |
4 clones introduced, Yunnan 1/95; 2/95; 3a/95; 3b/95. |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
angustissima |
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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 |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
contracta |
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15.00 |
0.80 |
15 |
3 |
From Yunnan. Bushy with many culms. |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
frigidorum |
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12.00 |
0.70 |
5 |
3 |
Small culms. Very tough persistent culm sheaths become red. Leaves small, mostly deciduous. Shoots in August.
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Fargesia frigida |
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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 |
Borinda
fungosa 'White Cloud' |
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15.00 |
1.00 |
20 |
U |
A little smaller and more tender than the species. The leaves have an akebono look with a little white striping |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
grossa |
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26.00 |
1.00 |
-4 |
U |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
lushuiensis |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
20 |
3 |
Yunnan 4/95. |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
macclureana |
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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. |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
nujiangensis |
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20.00 |
1.50 |
15 |
3 |
aka Yunnan 3c/95. Previously misidentified as Fargesia yulongshanensis. Thick culm walls like B. papyrifera, but with smaller, darker, narrower leaves. |
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Borinda
papyrifera |
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25.00 |
2.00 |
15 |
3 |
New culms are powdery blue-white aging to yellow, with prominent fine vertical grooves. |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
perlonga |
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20.00 |
1.50 |
15 |
3 |
Yunnan 6/95 (Lushui Co.). Very long culm sheaths with some hairs. Dense, light green, broad leaves, blue culms. |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
sp. 'Muliensis' |
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6.00 |
0.30 |
10 |
3 |
From Sichuan (Muli Co.). Broad, deciduous leaves. |
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Borinda
yulongshanensis |
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16.00 |
0.75 |
0 |
3 |
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| Clumper |
| Brachystachyum | Genus similar to Semiarundinaria having one species, one variety. |
Brachystachyum
densiflorum |
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20.00 |
1.00 |
0 |
3 |
Young culms hairy; leaves up to 7 inches long and an inch wide. Used for fishing rods and crafts. May be misidentified. |
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| Runner |
| 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' |
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10.00 |
0.50 |
U |
U |
The only other Chimonobambusa species with prominently swollen nodes, but much smaller with larger leaves. |
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| Runner |
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. |
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Chimonobambusa
marmorea 'Variegata' |
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6.00 |
0.50 |
16 |
3 |
Same, except the leaves have narrow white stripes. |
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| Runner |
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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Chimonobambusa
quadrangularis 'Joseph de Jussieu' |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
15 |
4 |
Also known as 'Nagamineus'. Yellow culms with green sulcus & few green stripes, with some white leaf stripes. |
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| Runner |
Chimonobambusa
quadrangularis 'Suow' |
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25.00 |
0.50 |
15 |
4 |
Culms are yellow with a few green stripes of varying width. |
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| Runner |
Chimonobambusa
quadrangularis 'Yellow Groove' |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
15 |
4 |
Like the species, but with a yellow sulcus. |
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| Runner |
Chimonobambusa
szechuanensis |
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19.00 |
1.00 |
10 |
4 |
Round culms, sheaths and leaves all with tendency to strong red-purple coloration. |
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| Runner |
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 |
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| Runner |
Chimonobambusa
yunnanensis |
Black Bamboo |
32.00 |
1.00 |
-4 |
U |
Black Bamboo with square internodes. |
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| Runner |
| Chimonocalamus | A group of medium-sized clumping bamboos from Yunnan, China with culms bearing thorny basal nodes. Similar to Chimonobambusa but clumping and less hardy, from 1400 to only only 2000 meters in subtropical mountainous regions. Shoots are very good eating. |
Chimonocalamus
pallens |
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26.00 |
1.20 |
U |
3 |
Erect culms, woody with root thorns at internode. Culm sheaths have green and purple striping. |
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| Clumper |
| 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
andina |
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12.00 |
1.00 |
0 |
4 |
Found at the treeline, the highest altitude species in Chusquea. Small spiky blue leaves.
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| Clumper |
Chusquea
coronalis |
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23.00 |
0.80 |
30 |
4 |
A clumping bamboo with numerous tiny leaves on branchlets that completely encircle the culms. Possibly the most beautiful bamboo in cultivation. |
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| Clumper |
Chusquea
culeou |
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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. |
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Chusquea
culeou 'Argentina' |
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15.00 |
1.25 |
0 |
4 |
These seedlings are longer branched than
their Chilean cousins. Sometimes identified as Chusquea argentina.
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Chusquea
culeou 'Caña Prieta' |
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15.00 |
1.00 |
0 |
5 |
Darker culms, becoming red-brown or nearly black. Previously misidentified as C. nigricans. |
Chusquea nigricans |
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Chusquea
culeou 'Hillier's Form' |
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9.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
4 |
Stubby branches and compact leaves are combine with smaller stature. Considered to be a seedling variation of C. culeou.
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Chusquea
cumingii |
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10.00 |
0.80 |
10 |
5 |
Native to semiarid central Chile. Coastal range on exposed slopes. Sometimes clambering. Numerous tiny stiff, very sharp leaves. |
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Chusquea
delicatula |
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12.00 |
0.25 |
30 |
U |
Scrambling small-leaved tender species from Peru.
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Chusquea
foliosa |
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20.00 |
1.50 |
24 |
3 |
Long thin drooping leaves, golden culms with green nodes. |
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Chusquea
gigantea |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
0 |
5 |
Shoots red, culms light and dark green. Closely allied to C. culeou. Many branches per node, one to three thicker and very long. An “open clumper.” Has been sold as C. breviglumis. |
Chusquea breviglumis |
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Chusquea
mimosa ssp. Australis |
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15.00 |
1.00 |
20 |
3 |
From southern Brazil. Small leaves, on stiff burgundy-red culms. |
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Chusquea
pittieri |
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25.00 |
2.00 |
24 |
5 |
The culms grow up, then arch over and hang down or climb on trees. Thorny nodes, especially near base. One of the largest of the genus. |
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Chusquea
uliginosa |
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15.00 |
0.50 |
0 |
3 |
Native to southern Chile. Grows at the edge of seasonally inundated wetlands. |
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Chusquea
valdiviensis |
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25.00 |
1.00 |
0 |
4 |
A climbing bamboo from southern Chile, formerly sold as C. quila. Self-supporting culms reach 25 ft, but culms can scramble on to 40 ft on tree branches. Climbs to reach the light. |
Chusquea quila |
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Chusquea
virgata |
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25.00 |
0.80 |
U |
U |
From Costa Rica. Culms mottled with purple, erect at the base and arching, nodes swollen. |
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| Drepanostachyum | Small to medium size clumping, bamboos, elegant leaves. Smaller than Himalayacalamus Culm sheaths hairy inside at top. Branches many and all equal, while Himalayacalamus species also have a dominant central branch. |
Drepanostachyum
falcatum var. sengteeanum |
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30.00 |
1.10 |
20 |
3 |
Bright green culms, small, papery thin leaves. Hardiest Drepanostachyum. Was sold in the US as D. falconeri. |
D.falconeri, A. falconeri, H. falconeri var glomeratum |
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Drepanostachyum
khasianum |
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12.00 |
0.50 |
28 |
3 |
The new culms are dark green covered with white powder which gives them a bluish look. Several species have been grown under this name. Identity of the US clone is uncertain. |
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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
Sp. 'Tabashan II' |
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12.00 |
0.75 |
-10 |
U |
A Fargesia with purple new culms; has a similar appearance to F. nitida, but with a more upright growth habit. Leaves are also broader. Strong cold hardiness and great color.
Description from www.Bamboogarden.com |
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Fargesia
adpressa |
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18.00 |
1.30 |
10 |
3 |
From Sichuan; similar to F. robusta. This plant has been sold as Fargesia sp. A-4. Open clumps of purplish-green culms. Some of the plants may be F. murieliae. |
Fargesia sp "A-4", or F. murieliae |
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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 |
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Fargesia
apicirubens 'White Dragon' |
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8.00 |
0.50 |
-5 |
3 |
Selected seedling with Akebono style white variegation on spring leaves. |
Fargesia dracocephala 'White Dragon' |
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Fargesia
communis |
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24.00 |
1.00 |
U |
U |
Culm sheaths persistent, red-brown, narrowly triangular, much longer than internodes. |
Yunnan 6 |
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Fargesia
denudata |
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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. |
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Fargesia
denudata 'Xian 1' |
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11.00 |
0.50 |
0 |
2 |
Fine, small foliage and an attractive, very arching habit. The slim new culms erupt vertically from the centre and turn yellow in the sun. |
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Fargesia
dracocephala 'Rufa' |
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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' |
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Fargesia
murielae 'Jonny's Giant' |
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13.00 |
U |
-15 |
U |
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Fargesia
murielae 'Simba' |
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6.50 |
0.40 |
-15 |
3 |
pea-green culms |
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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. |
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Fargesia
murieliae 'Vampire' |
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12.00 |
0.50 |
-13 |
4 |
Upright with extremely attractive red stems and small dark green leaves. |
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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 |
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Fargesia
nitida 'Jiuzhaigou 01' |
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12.00 |
0.50 |
-15 |
2 |
New introduction. A clone from Jiuzhaigou Reserve with Red Culms. |
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Fargesia
nitida 'Jiuzhaigou 10' |
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12.00 |
0.50 |
-15 |
2 |
New introduction. This interesting but rare form of Jiuzhaigou has canes that age to a rich yellow/gold color. It appears to grow as tall, if not a little taller than Jiuzhaigou I (11 feet on average). |
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Fargesia
nitida 'Jiuzhaigou 4' |
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8.00 |
0.50 |
-15 |
2 |
New introduction. The darkest colored form of 'Jiuzhaigou' collected from Jiuzhaigou Park in northern Sichuan China by R. Willumeit. Shorter than other Jiuzhaigou forms. |
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Fargesia
nitida 'Jiuzhaigou Genf' |
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12.00 |
U |
-15 |
U |
Red Culms. Is also called F. Jiuzhaigou 'Genf' and F. Sp. 'Genf'. |
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Fargesia
nitida 'Jiuzhaigou' |
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12.00 |
0.50 |
-15 |
2 |
New introductions. Several new seedling clones from Jiuzhaigou Reserve. |
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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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Fargesia
robusta 'Campbell' |
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12.00 |
U |
0 |
U |
Upright form with small leaves |
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Fargesia
robusta 'Pingwu' |
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15.00 |
0.75 |
0 |
4 |
This species has dark green foliage and light green culms, new shoots are hairy and rusty red upon emergence from the ground in early spring. The leaf size is intermediate between Campbell and Wolong. Culm sheaths persist and soon fade to a light color, almost white, giving the culms a very attractive checkerboard look in the spring through early summer.
'Green Screen' is a trademarked name of this cultivar. |
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Fargesia
robusta 'Wolong' |
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17.00 |
1.00 |
0 |
4 |
Collected in Wolong, Sichuan in 1996. More vigorous, with larger leaves. Bamboo 23: 16. 2002. |
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Fargesia
sp. 'Scabrida' |
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U |
U |
-5 |
4 |
From Pingwu, Sichuan. Orange sheaths as F. dracocephala 'Rufa' but with more culm wax. Not F. scabrida. |
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Fargesia
utilis |
TUNGCHUAN #3 |
13.00 |
0.50 |
0 |
4 |
From Yunnan, culms curve upwards with pendulous cascading foliage. May be Borinda but flowers unknown. |
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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 |
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16.00 |
1.30 |
3 |
4 |
The single species of the genus has the 2 branches per node of a Phyllostachys and the large leaves of a Sasa, up to 10 inches long by 1 1/4 inches wide. |
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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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| Himalayacalamus | Clump-forming mountain bamboos from the Himalayas with attractive culms and lush foliage. |
Himalayacalamus
falconeri |
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30.00 |
1.30 |
15 |
3 |
US clone is from Damarapa with no stripes. Also see Drepanostachyum sengteeanum. |
Drepanostachyum sengteeanum |
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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 |
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Himalayacalamus
hookerianus |
BLUE BAMBOO |
20.00 |
0.80 |
20 |
2 |
Light blue culms become blue-purple in first winter. Formaly sold as Drepanostachyum falcatum. Named seedling clones have not maintained differences when mature.
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Drepanostachyum falcatum |
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Himalayacalamus
planatus |
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20.00 |
0.50 |
15 |
3 |
From C Nepal. As H. falconeri but with rougher culm sheaths. Split from H. asper. Previously Neomicrocalamus microphyllus. |
H. asper |
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Himalayacalamus
porcatus |
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20.00 |
1.00 |
20 |
3 |
From Nepal. Grows above 2000 meters. Tight clumper, finely ridged internodes. |
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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 |
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10.00 |
0.50 |
0 |
3 |
Similar to I. tessellatus, leaves about a foot long. |
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Indocalamus
latifolius 'Hopei' |
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12.00 |
0.50 |
0 |
3 |
Even taller, larger leaved and more cold hardy than species. Spreads slowly. |
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Indocalamus
sp. 'Hamadae' |
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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. |
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Indocalamus
sp. 'Solidus' |
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8.00 |
0.40 |
-5 |
3 |
Culms solid, leaves only 8 to 10 inches long. Species not known. |
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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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| Indosasa | A group of mid-size running bamboos from southern China and Vietnam. |
Indosasa
crassiflora |
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20.00 |
1.60 |
U |
U |
Culm wall thick, nearly solid. Glabrous, slightly pruinose. |
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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. |
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Otatea
glauca 'Mayan Silver' |
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20.00 |
1.50 |
22 |
4 |
Previously known as O. acuminata 'Mayan Silver'. From Chiapas, Mexico, with hollow culms covered in silver-white waxy powder. Leaves weeping and narrow.
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Otatea acuminata 'Mayan Silver' |
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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 |
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26.00 |
2.50 |
0 |
5 |
Introduced from Zhejiang Province, China in 1984. Named for its sharp-pointed shoots. |
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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. |
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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
aurea 'Takemurai' |
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35.00 |
3.00 |
5 |
5 |
It lacks the short internodes of the typical form. |
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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 'Harbin' |
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26.00 |
1.50 |
-5 |
5 |
The culms are yellow with multiple green grooves running the length of each internode; rare. |
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Phyllostachys
aureosulcata 'Pekinensis' |
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30.00 |
2.00 |
-5 |
5 |
Has a green groove; probably synonymous with P. aureosulcata 'Alata'. |
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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
aurita |
Hair-ring water bamboo |
20.00 |
1.00 |
U |
U |
Strong culms with hairy shoots.
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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
bambusoides 'Albovariegata' |
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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. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Allgold' |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
5 |
The culms are entirely golden yellow except for an occasional thin green stripe. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Castillon Inversa' |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
5 |
This is the complement of the above; culms are green with yellow grooves. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Castillon' |
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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. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Kawadana' |
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20.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
5 |
Culms and foliage leaves have yellow stripes. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Leprechaun Gold' |
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U |
U |
5 |
5 |
From the seed of P. bambusoides 'White Crookstem'. New shoots emerge extremely early in the season. Culms and leaves emerge light yellow and soon become light green; each season's new leaves are more dense and significantly smaller than previous season's leaves which are completely replaced by mid summer. Max size is unknown |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Marliac' |
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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. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Richard Haubrich' |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
5 |
Sport from base of 'Castillonis' with dramatic green stripes on white leaves, slow grower. Bamboo 23: 7. 2002 |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Slender Crookstem' |
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48.00 |
3.00 |
0 |
5 |
Smaller than regular P. bambusoides with culms that often show a marked zigzag of lower internodes. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Subvariegata' |
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48.00 |
3.00 |
5 |
5 |
The leaves have light green stripes on a dark green background. |
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Phyllostachys
bambusoides 'Tanakae' |
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U |
U |
5 |
U |
Culms marked with elliptical purplish-brown spots. |
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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
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 |
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Phyllostachys
edulis 'Anderson' |
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75.00 |
7.00 |
-6 |
5 |
From the grove at Anderson, SC. Hardy to -6 F. |
Phyllostachys heterocycla pubescens 'Anderson |
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Phyllostachys
edulis 'Bicolor' |
MOSO |
75.00 |
7.00 |
5 |
5 |
Yellow culms with green sulcus. |
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Phyllostachys
edulis 'Goldstripe' |
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75.00 |
7.00 |
5 |
5 |
A Moso seedling that shows gold striation. |
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Phyllostachys
edulis 'Heterocycla' |
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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 |
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Phyllostachys
elegans |
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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. |
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Phyllostachys
flexuosa |
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31.00 |
2.80 |
0 |
5 |
Named because some of the culms show a distinct zigzag pattern. One form is hardy to -8 ? F. |
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Phyllostachys
flexuosa 'Kimmei' |
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31.00 |
2.80 |
0 |
5 |
Like the species, but striped with yellow. |
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Phyllostachys
glauca |
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34.00 |
2.00 |
0 |
5 |
Named for blue-white powder that completely covers young culms. In China, grows as large as P. bambusoides. |
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Phyllostachys
glauca 'Yunzhu' |
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34.00 |
2.00 |
0 |
5 |
Has purplish-black spots or ovals on the culms. |
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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' |
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Phyllostachys
heteroclada 'Purpurata' |
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18.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
5 |
The slender, zigzag culms often bend to the ground under the weight of rain or in a strong wind. Air channels in rhizomes permit growth in wet locations. |
Phyllostachys purpurata |
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Phyllostachys
heteroclada 'Solidstem' |
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24.00 |
1.30 |
-5 |
5 |
Similar to the species except that culms are solid below. |
Phyllostachys purpurata 'Solidstem' |
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Phyllostachys
humilis |
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20.00 |
1.00 |
3 |
5 |
One of the smallest members of the genus, it is widely cultivated in Japan. Culms darken with age. |
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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
kwangsiensis |
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40.00 |
3.00 |
0 |
5 |
Resembles P. edulis (Moso) with hairy young culms. It is said to grow better in areas with cool summers. |
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Phyllostachys
lithophila |
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U |
U |
8 |
5 |
Like P. makinoi but with paler shoots, smaller culm sheath blades and leaf sheaths with sparse or no oral setae. |
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Phyllostachys
makinoi |
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60.00 |
3.00 |
0 |
5 |
Whitish green culms are covered with a bluish powder. |
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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
mannii 'Mannii' |
MANNII |
25.00 |
2.00 |
0 |
5 |
First identified in northern India, but extends in range to southern China. Shoots in April; slightly astringent. Culms tough, durable, easy to split. |
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Phyllostachys
meyeri |
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33.00 |
2.00 |
0 |
5 |
Similar in appearance to P. aurea but without the short internodes. |
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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
nidularia 'Farcta' |
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33.00 |
1.50 |
5 |
5 |
The culms are solid or nearly so. |
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Phyllostachys
nidularia 'Smoothsheath' |
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33.00 |
1.50 |
0 |
5 |
Same as species, except it lacks the shaggy hairs on the culm leaf sheaths and sheath scars found on the typical form. |
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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 |
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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
nigra 'Hale' |
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20.00 |
1.50 |
0 |
4 |
Similar to the type, but smaller and hardier. Culms turn black almost immediately. |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Henon' |
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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. |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Megurochiku' |
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54.00 |
3.50 |
3 |
5 |
Green, similar to 'Henon' but the culm grooves are brown or purplish-black. |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Mejiro' |
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50.00 |
3.00 |
0 |
5 |
Black Culms with a green sulcus |
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Phyllostachys
nigra 'Shimadake' |
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54.00 |
3.50 |
0 |
5 |
Similar to Henon but with occasional brown vertical stripes on the culm after the first year. |
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Phyllostachys
nuda |
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34.00 |
1.80 |
-10 |
5 |
Reputed to be the hardiest species of the genus. New culms are dark green and powdery. |
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Phyllostachys
nuda 'Localis' |
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34.00 |
1.80 |
-10 |
5 |
Similar, internodes near the base are blotched, spotted, or striped purple. Blotches show at 6 -12 months. |
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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
platyglossa |
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26.00 |
1.50 |
0 |
5 |
Mature culms have long internodes. Grown for its shoots in China. Timber inferior. |
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Phyllostachys
praecox |
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33.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
5 |
Young culms dark green, purplish nodes. Grown for its shoots in China. |
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Phyllostachys
praecox 'Prevernalis' |
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33.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
5 |
The middle of internodes are smaller in diameter than the ends. |
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Phyllostachys
praecox 'Viridisulcata' |
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33.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
5 |
Yellow culm with green sulcus and few green stripes, shoots yellowish, some leaves have yellow stripes. |
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Phyllostachys
prominens |
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33.00 |
2.75 |
U |
U |
Extremely winter-hard and sturdy bamboo with very thick-walled Stems |
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Phyllostachys
propinqua 'Beijing' |
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U |
U |
-10 |
U |
Shoots are gray, leaves larger. Reported to take temperatures down to -15F, grows faster than the type. |
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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
stimulosa |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
-5 |
5 |
Prominent nodes. Native to Zhejiang Province, China. |
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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
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
akebono |
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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. |
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Pleioblastus
argenteostriatus |
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3.00 |
0.30 |
10 |
2 |
The green leaves, which are more or less striped with white or yellow, are hairless on both surfaces. |
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Pleioblastus
chino |
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10.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
4 |
A medium size bamboo native to Japan. |
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Pleioblastus
chino 'Elegantissimus' |
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10.00 |
0.80 |
10 |
3 |
Leaf blades narrow and frequently white stripes mottled with green dots. May be same as angustifolia. |
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Pleioblastus
chino 'Kimmei' |
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10.00 |
0.80 |
10 |
3 |
Leaves and culms have yellow stripes. |
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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
chino 'Vaginatus Variegatus' |
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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. |
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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. |
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Pleioblastus
distichus 'Mini' |
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1.00 |
0.20 |
0 |
3 |
Like the species, but only 8-12” high. |
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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
hindsii |
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15.00 |
1.00 |
0 |
4 |
Similar to P. gramineus, but with wider, more erect leaves. |
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Pleioblastus
humilis 'Albovariegatus' |
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4.00 |
0.10 |
-10 |
4 |
Introduced to this country by Gerald Bol in about 1994-5, and assumed to be a variety of Pl. humilis, this plant has brightly striped leaves, 50-50 white and green. |
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Pleioblastus
kongosanensis |
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6.00 |
0.40 |
5 |
4 |
Dark green leaves. |
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Pleioblastus
kongosanensis 'Aureostriatus' |
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6.00 |
0.40 |
5 |
4 |
The dark green leaves have an occasional golden stripe and are covered with soft hairs on their lower surface. |
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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
nagashima |
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6.00 |
0.30 |
-5 |
4 |
A dwarf Japanese bamboo, usually grows no more than 2 feet tall. |
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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
simonii |
MEDAKE |
20.00 |
1.50 |
5 |
4 |
A medium size hardy bamboo that produces straight culms which are useful for many purposes. |
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Pleioblastus
simonii 'Variegatus' |
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20.00 |
1.50 |
5 |
4 |
Has some leaves variegated. Leaves on a culm may be different types— broad, narrow, green, or white striped. |
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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. |
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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
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 |
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Pseudosasa
cantori |
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16.00 |
1.30 |
0 |
3 |
New from China. Even joints with black waxy ring above and below nodes. Used for furniture. |
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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. |
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Pseudosasa
japonica 'Akebono' |
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18.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
3 |
Leaves are green at the base, shade to yellow-white at the tips. |
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Pseudosasa
japonica 'Akebono-suji' |
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18.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
3 |
Leaves similar to 'Akebono' except that green stripes also run from base to tip of the leaves. |
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Pseudosasa
japonica 'Pleioblastoides' |
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18.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
3 |
Differs only in having three branches at the node instead of just one. |
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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. |
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Pseudosasa
japonica 'Variegata' |
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18.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
3 |
Similar to the species, with white stripes on the leaves. |
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Pseudosasa
longiligula |
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26.00 |
1.70 |
10 |
3 |
Thick tall culms with even nodes, used in China for furniture making. |
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Pseudosasa
owatarii |
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3.00 |
0.30 |
0 |
3 |
Endemic to Yakushima, a small island in Japan. Form ‘pygmaea’ is only a few inches tall. |
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Pseudosasa
usawai |
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16.00 |
0.80 |
10 |
3 |
From Taiwan where it grows at elevations up to about 4,000 feet. |
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| Sarocalamus | A genus of small to medium-sized running Sino-Himalayan mountain bamboos with few , erect branches. |
Sarocalamus
faberi |
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3.00 |
0.30 |
-4 |
U |
Grows altitudes of 2600-3400 meters, is a food for the giant panda. |
Bambusa faberi |
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Sarocalamus
fangianus |
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5.00 |
0.40 |
10 |
3 |
West Sichuan, China. Covered densely with white waxy powder. Culm sheaths persistent. Grows at 2.4-3.2 km, in pine forests. Panda fodder. |
Gelidocalamus fangianus, Arundinaria fangiana |
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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
cernua |
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6.50 |
U |
U |
U |
New Introduction. |
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Sasa
hayatae |
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1.00 |
0.30 |
0 |
2 |
Shorter, with leaves to 6 ins long rather than 10 ins. |
Sasa veitchii 'Minor' |
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Sasa
kurilensis |
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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. |
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Sasa
kurilensis 'Shimofuri' |
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6.00 |
0.50 |
0 |
2 |
Same as species, except that the leaves are variegated with many fine white stripes. A very attractive ornamental. |
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Sasa
nipponica (hort.) |
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2.00 |
0.10 |
8 |
2 |
Nodes prominent; large leaves. From Pacific coast of Japan. Low-growing; variegated green/white. |
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Sasa
oshidensis |
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6.00 |
0.30 |
-2 |
3 |
A vigorous growing dwarf bamboo that tolerates both cold and heat. |
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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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Sasa
senanensis |
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7.00 |
0.50 |
-2 |
2 |
Similar to S. palmata, but leaves hairy below. |
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Sasa
sp. |
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U |
U |
U |
U |
Many retailers carry an assortment of 'little green runners' of uncertain identification. |
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Sasa
tsuboiana |
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6.00 |
0.30 |
5 |
2 |
A Japanese bamboo with large, dark green, attractive leaves. |
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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. |
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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
hidaensis 'muraii' |
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6.00 |
0.30 |
0 |
3 |
Japanese bamboo with hairy sheaths on culm and foliage leaves. |
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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' |
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Sasaella
ramosa |
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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. |
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| Sasamorpha | A genus of large-leafed running bamboos similar to Sasa. |
Sasamorpha
borealis |
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6.00 |
0.30 |
-5 |
2 |
Native to Hokkaido, Japan, it is hardier than most other Japanese bamboos. |
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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
fortis |
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26.00 |
1.50 |
0 |
5 |
It originated from middle and north Kyushu, Japan. |
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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
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 |
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Semiarundinaria
sp. 'Korea' |
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5.00 |
0.30 |
0 |
U |
Unidentified species imported by Gerald Bol from Korea. |
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Semiarundinaria
yamadori 'Brimscomb' |
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25.00 |
1.25 |
0 |
5 |
Yellowish light green color tones. The young leaves are yellow with green striping; the color fades to green with age.
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Semiarundinaria
yashadake |
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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. |
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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
chinensis |
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2.00 |
0.10 |
-5 |
3 |
Similar but smaller than S. kumasaca, it may also be hardier. Shows less leaf burn under alkaline conditions. |
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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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Shibataea
kumasaca 'Aureostriata' |
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7.00 |
0.30 |
-5 |
3 |
Similar, but has gold stripes on the young leaves. |
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Shibataea
lancifolia |
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7.00 |
0.30 |
0 |
3 |
The leaves are longer and narrower than on others of the genus. |
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| Sinobambusa | Running bamboos similar to Semiarundinaria except that the culm leaves promptly fall off. |
Sinobambusa
intermedia |
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16.00 |
1.00 |
10 |
4 |
Culm internodes up to 2 feet long, rough to the touch. May be a Semiarundinaria species. |
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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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| Thamnocalamus | Clumping bamboos from the mountains of eastern Asia and Africa, similar to Fargesia. |
Thamnocalamus
crassinodus |
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18.00 |
0.80 |
U |
U |
From Nepal and Tibet. Culm nodes swollen, branching very strong, some clones with small leaves. No auricles.
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Fargesia crassinodus |
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Thamnocalamus
crassinodus 'Aristatus hort. US' |
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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.
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Thamnocalamus
crassinodus 'Kew Beauty' |
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15.00 |
0.75 |
15 |
3 |
very small leaves on blue-grey canes which become red or brown with age. |
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Thamnocalamus
crassinodus 'Mendocino' |
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18.00 |
0.80 |
10 |
3 |
Large very droopy blue-green leaves adorn blue culms with darker knobby nodes. Shoots purple. |
Fargesia crassinodus |
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Thamnocalamus
crassinodus 'Merlyn' |
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25.00 |
1.00 |
5 |
U |
Tallest and hardiest of several clones.
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Thamnocalamus
nepalensis 'Nyalam' |
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8.00 |
0.50 |
5 |
U |
From Tibet. Short, upright and hardy. No oral setae. Broad pendulous leaves.
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Thamnocalamus
spathiflorus |
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16.00 |
0.80 |
15 |
3 |
From the E Himalayas. Culms become very red. Foliage leaves with prominent oral setae. Less hardy.
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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 |
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12.00 |
0.50 |
10 |
3 |
One of the beautiful mountain bamboos from the Himalayas of India. |
Arundinaria anceps |
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Yushania
anceps 'Pitt White' |
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25.00 |
0.50 |
10 |
3 |
May grow taller than the species. Narrow leaves, weeping. A clone from Britain.
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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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Yushania
brevipaniculata 'Wolong' |
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6.00 |
0.25 |
-4 |
3 |
As species but shorter with thin arching culms & long narrow foliage. |
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Yushania
exilis |
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6.00 |
0.40 |
-4 |
3 |
Previously known as Y. chungii aff. Slender, elegant plant. |
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Yushania
maculata |
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10.00 |
0.60 |
U |
3 |
From Yunnan and Sichuan. Grows in pine forests at elevation 1.8-3.5 km. Young culms have fine striae. |
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Yushania
maling |
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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 |
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