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Common Name |
Max Ht
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F |
Sun
5=full
sun |
Description |
Synonym |
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| Clumper/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
beecheyana |
BEECHEY BAMBOO |
50.00 |
5.00 |
21 |
5 |
Culms with short internodes generally arch strongly and are covered with white powder when young. Big thick-walled culms; edible shoots in much demand. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
blumeana |
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60.00 |
4.00 |
30 |
5 |
A tall thorny bamboo from India and Indonesia where used for building material, baskets and edible shoots. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
boniopsis |
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15.00 |
1.00 |
28 |
5 |
A small green bamboo from Hainan; a recent import. Narrow leaves. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
burmanica |
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50.00 |
4.00 |
32 |
5 |
Strong, nearly solid culms. Leaves up to 12 by 2 inches. Dense clumps, shrubby, lower branches spiny. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
chungii |
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33.00 |
2.50 |
21 |
5 |
Culms covered with white powder. Thin walled. Used in papermaking, weaving. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
chungii var. barbelatta |
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22.00 |
1.50 |
21 |
5 |
Grows to about 3/4 the size, with lighter ring of hair around new culm nodes and looser culm sheath blade. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
dissimulator |
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50.00 |
3.00 |
25 |
5 |
A giant tropical, produces many thick walled, arching or erect, tough culms with long branches. |
Bambusa dissemulator |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
distegia |
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30.00 |
4.00 |
25 |
5 |
A bamboo from Sichuan, China that has green internodes with a slightly bending top but not drooping. It is said to tolerate light frosts. Description from www.bambooplantation.com |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
dolichoclada 'Stripe' |
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65.00 |
4.00 |
25 |
5 |
A beautiful giant from Taiwan. The culms are a waxy yellow with dark green stripes. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
dolichomerithalla 'Green stripe' |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
25 |
5 |
This cultivar has yellow-green culms striped with dark green. Introduced in 1980 from Taiwan. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
dolichomerithalla 'Silverstripe' |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
25 |
5 |
This cultivar has culms striped with silver. Introduced in 1980 from Taiwan. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
emeiensis 'Flavidovirens' |
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35.00 |
2.50 |
24 |
U |
Green stripes on pale green or yellow/gold culms. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
emeiensis 'Viridiflavus' |
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35.00 |
2.50 |
24 |
U |
Culms erect with yellow stripes alternating 180° on each internode. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
gibba |
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25.00 |
2.00 |
32 |
5 |
Side branches often have soft spines. It is used as a fence; oil is extracted from the culms. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
glaucophylla |
MALAY DWARF |
15.00 |
1.00 |
30 |
5 |
Dense, erect, bushy, variegated. Used as an ornamental hedge, easy to prune to desired shape. Previously sold as Bambusa variegata. |
Bambusa variegata (hort.) |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
lako |
TIMOR BLACK |
50.00 |
3.50 |
28 |
5 |
Shiny culms green through brown to purple-black with some bold green or pale yellow stripes. Erect culm sheath blades on nearly hairless shoots. Flowers in US prove it to be Bambusa. From Timor. |
Gigantochloa atroviolacea 'Timor Black' |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
longispiculata |
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50.00 |
4.00 |
30 |
5 |
Culm green, with light green stripes near the base and rings at nodes. Open clumps, straight culms, thin walls, long internodes. Many plants sold under this name may have been Bambusa tulda ‘Striata’. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
maculata |
PRING TUTUL |
U |
U |
28 |
5 |
From Bali; local name pring tutul. Splotchy canes when mature. Used for making furniture. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
malingensis |
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35.00 |
2.50 |
21 |
5 |
An attractive medium-size tropical, produces many culms each year, taller under trees. Reportedly tolerates wind well. |
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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Midori Green' |
GREEN ALPHONSE |
15.00 |
1.50 |
18 |
5 |
Similar to 'Alphonse Karr', but the culms and branches are light green with dark green stripes. |
Bambusa multiplex 'Green Alphonse' |
Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
multiplex 'Tiny Fern' |
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3.00 |
0.20 |
18 |
5 |
A dwarf form with leaves often less than 1" long, but can grow larger. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
nutans |
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40.00 |
3.00 |
28 |
5 |
From Thailand. Nutans means "nodding," which it does. The culms have a white ring below the nodes. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
oldhamii |
GIANT TIMBER |
55.00 |
4.00 |
21 |
5 |
The most common giant tropical bamboo grown in the U.S. Culms straight and erect with relatively short branches. Leaves are rather wide. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
oliveriana |
|
45.00 |
2.00 |
32 |
4 |
Densely clumping with thick-walled, glossy green culms. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
pachinensis |
|
33.00 |
2.40 |
25 |
5 |
Medium size with yellowish culms, it resembles B. textilis. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
sinospinosa |
CHINESE THORNY |
70.00 |
5.00 |
20 |
5 |
A thorny bamboo with rather small leaves, and interlaced low thorny branches, impenetrable hedge. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
sp. 'Nana' |
|
25.00 |
2.50 |
28 |
5 |
A medium-sized timber bamboo from Thailand. Straight, strong. Some yellow stripes. Note B. nana is a synonym of B. multiplex. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis |
WEAVER'S BAMBOO |
40.00 |
2.00 |
18 |
5 |
Tight clumps. An extremely handsome plant that arches gracefully. The thin-walled culms are used for weaving. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis 'Maculata' |
|
25.00 |
1.00 |
18 |
5 |
Culms and base of new culm sheaths have purple streaks. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis 'Mutabilis' |
|
40.00 |
2.30 |
18 |
5 |
Persistent blue-white bloom and long internodes. Previously misidentified as B. mutabilis and as B. textilis var. fusca.
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Bambusa mutabilis |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis 'Scranton' |
|
30.00 |
2.00 |
18 |
5 |
A more open clumper with shorter branches. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis var. albostriata |
|
40.00 |
2.00 |
18 |
5 |
Same as species except culms are white striped. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis var. glabra |
|
30.00 |
1.00 |
18 |
5 |
Slender, as var. gracilis, but with glabrous culms and culm sheaths. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
textilis var. gracilis |
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30.00 |
1.30 |
18 |
5 |
Culm more slender than the typical B. textilis, nodding top, graceful foliage. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
tuldoides |
PUNTING POLE |
55.00 |
2.30 |
21 |
5 |
Somewhat similar to B. tulda but not as large and more hardy. It produces a large number of thick walled culms growing in a tight clump. |
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Sources |
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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' |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
ventricosa 'Kimmei' |
|
55.00 |
2.30 |
21 |
5 |
As the species, but with yellow culms striped with green. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
vulgaris 'Vittata' |
PAINTED BAMBOO |
50.00 |
4.00 |
30 |
5 |
Similar to the species, golden yellow culms with green vertical stripes that look like drip marks. A very popular ornamental. Potted culm cuttings do not always survive. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
vulgaris 'Wamin Striata' |
|
16.00 |
3.00 |
30 |
5 |
Dwarf with short and swollen lower internodes, light green culms striped with dark green. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Bambusa
vulgaris 'Wamin' |
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16.00 |
3.00 |
30 |
5 |
A dwarf form with short and swollen lower green internodes. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Bashania | Genus of medium size Chinese running bamboos. |
Bashania
fargesii |
|
20.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
4 |
Native to the mountains of China. Leaves up to a foot long. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
| 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 |
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| Clumper |
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 |
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| Clumper |
Borinda
papyrifera |
|
25.00 |
2.00 |
15 |
3 |
New culms are powdery blue-white aging to yellow, with prominent fine vertical grooves. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Chimonobambusa | 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 an |
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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Sources |
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| Runner |
Chimonobambusa
marmorea 'Variegata' |
|
6.00 |
0.50 |
16 |
3 |
Same, except the leaves have narrow white stripes. |
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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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 |
Sources |
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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 |
|
26.00 |
1.20 |
U |
5 |
Erect culms, woody with root thorns at internode. Culm sheaths have green and purple striping. |
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Sources |
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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
circinata |
|
22.00 |
1.00 |
25 |
4 |
Dark arching culms, whorls of small leaves, comes from central and southern Mexico. Clumping. previously misidentified as Arthrostylidium.
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Arthrostylidium sp. (hort.) |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Chusquea
coronalis |
|
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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Chusquea
foliosa |
|
20.00 |
1.50 |
24 |
3 |
Long thin drooping leaves, golden culms with green nodes. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Chusquea
glauca |
|
10.00 |
0.50 |
20 |
3 |
Probably the largest-leaved Chuquea. Vining habit but stays upright without support. Seeds came from plants collected in Mexico at 6000' elevation.
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Chusquea
sulcata |
|
15.00 |
0.80 |
32 |
4 |
A clumper. Culms erect, become golden yellow with age and light. Fine leaves, many branches per node. Southern Mexico to Costa Rica. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Chusquea
tomentosa |
|
25.00 |
1.50 |
24 |
3 |
A large, tall, vining plant with very long dark green leaves. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Dendrocalamus | Giant tropical clumping bamboos similar to Bambusa, often with bigger branches and leaves, and hairier culms. |
Dendrocalamus
asper |
|
100.00 |
8.00 |
32 |
5 |
An impressive ornamental growing rapidly under favorable conditions. Shoots are large, of the highest quality for food. Thai and Indonesia clones differ. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Dendrocalamus
asper 'Betung Hitam' |
|
100.00 |
8.00 |
32 |
5 |
A black cultivar of D. asper. Rare. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Dendrocalamus
brandisii |
|
100.00 |
8.00 |
32 |
5 |
Thick walled culms; similar to D. giganteus. Shoots of high quality, edible raw. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Dendrocalamus
giganteus |
|
100.00 |
12.00 |
25 |
5 |
From Burma, perhaps the largest bamboo in the world. Leaves can be up to 20 inches long and 4 inches wide. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Dendrocalamus
giganteus (Quail Clone) |
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100.00 |
12.00 |
25 |
5 |
Propagated from the large specimen at Quail Botanical Gardens in California.
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Dendrocalamus
hamiltonii |
|
80.00 |
7.00 |
27 |
5 |
Native from the Himalayas to Laos, with pendulous pruinose culms, leaves up to 15 inches long. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Dendrocalamus
jianshuiensis |
|
55.00 |
5.00 |
25 |
5 |
Similar to D. hamiltonii, but from China, with fimbriate culm sheath ligule. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Dendrocalamus
latiflorus 'Mei-nung' |
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65.00 |
8.00 |
25 |
5 |
Similar, but with light green culms striped with dark green. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Dendrocalamus
membranaceus |
|
70.00 |
4.00 |
28 |
5 |
A strong growing bamboo with very straight culms forming loose clumps. Looks like Bambusa but DNA now suggesting Dendrocalamus was the correct genus. |
Bambusa membranacea |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Dendrocalamus
minor |
|
25.00 |
2.00 |
U |
5 |
Culm top bending and drooping. Culm annulus and sheath annulus near the culm base have a yellowish brown ring. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Dendrocalamus
minor 'Amoenus' |
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25.00 |
2.00 |
25 |
5 |
Culms pale yellow with green stripes, smaller than the species. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Dendrocalamus
yunnanicus |
|
80.00 |
7.00 |
U |
5 |
From southeast Yunnan and from Vietnam. Pale green. Used for shoots, construction, pipes, rafts. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| 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 |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
Drepanostachyum
khasianum |
|
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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| 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
adpressa |
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18.00 |
1.30 |
0 |
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 |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
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. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Fargesia
dracocephala 'Rufa' |
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10.00 |
0.50 |
0 |
2 |
From Sichuan. Early shoots. Also known as Gansu 95-1. Close to the description of the real F. dracocephala. |
Fargesia sp. 'rufa' |
Sources |
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| Clumper |
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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Fargesia
murieliae |
|
15.00 |
0.50 |
-15 |
2 |
Clone introduced by Wilson in 1907 set seed in 1980s & 90s and died. Seedling variants are available under many cultivar names. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
Fargesia
robusta |
|
16.00 |
1.00 |
0 |
4 |
From Sichuan Province, China, at elevations over 8,000 feet.Early shoots. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
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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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Gaoligongshania | A genus with one species. From Yunnan, China. |
Gaoligongshania
megalothyrsa |
|
6.00 |
0.40 |
0 |
3 |
From Yunnan, China, near the Burmese border, at 1300-2600 meters altitude. Small, bushy and slow. |
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Sources |
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| Clumper |
| Gigantochloa | Giant, tropical, clumping bamboos similar to Bambusa. G. atroviolacea, G. atter, G. robusta, and G. pseudoarundinacea were formerly all considered to be forms of G. verticillata. Rarely flower or come true from seed, and may be "natural hybrids." |
Gigantochloa
apus |
BAMBU TALI |
65.00 |
4.00 |
27 |
5 |
Common in Java, not found anywhere in the wild. Used for many purposes. It has large leaves, up to 15 inches long and 21/2 inches wide. Young culms are hairy. |
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Gigantochloa
atroviolacea |
TROPICAL BLACK |
50.00 |
3.50 |
25 |
5 |
Matte culms in tight clumps green through dark brown/black with narrow green stripes. Reflexed culm sheath blades on hairy shoots. From Java and Sumatra. |
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| Clumper |
Gigantochloa
hasskarliana |
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30.00 |
2.50 |
28 |
5 |
Native to west Java; dense clumps planted as hedges and used to weave baskets. |
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| Clumper |
Gigantochloa
levis |
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45.00 |
5.00 |
28 |
5 |
Young culm densely covered with brown or white tomentum, turning whitish gray when full grown. Edible shoots. |
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| Clumper |
Gigantochloa
maxima |
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45.00 |
4.00 |
28 |
5 |
Variegated culms with cream-colored stripes. The exact ID of plants that have been sold in the past under this name is not clear; also see G. pseudoarundinacea. |
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| Clumper |
Gigantochloa
pseudoarundinacea |
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100.00 |
5.00 |
28 |
5 |
Formerly included in G. verticillata complex. The culms when young are light green, with thin yellow stripes. |
Gigantochloa verticillata |
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| Clumper |
Gigantochloa
ridleyi |
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50.00 |
2.00 |
32 |
5 |
A very useful straight culmed, large-leafed, handsome bamboo. Tight habit with persistent culm sheaths. |
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| Clumper |
Gigantochloa
sp. 'Sumatra 3751' |
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60.00 |
U |
28 |
5 |
Purple stripes on green canes. May be Gigantochloa kuring, “buluh kuring hitam” and may be bigger. |
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Gigantochloa
wrayii |
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30.00 |
3.00 |
30 |
5 |
Long internodes; used for basket making in Malaysia. Culms erect, slightly arching outwards. |
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| Clumper |
| 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' |
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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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| Runner |
| 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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| Clumper |
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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| Clumper |
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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| Clumper |
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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| Clumper |
| Indocalamus | Small, running bamboos from China with large, broad leaves; similar to Sasa but with non-prominent culm nodes. |
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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| Runner |
| Nastus | A genus of slender to large bamboos found from Madagascar to the Solomon Islands. Erect, scrambling, or climbing, many branches at each node. |
Nastus
elatus |
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60.00 |
4.00 |
25 |
5 |
Long narrow light grayish-green leaves, erect new lime green culms turn yellowish with age. From coastal New Guinea. Needs humid area. Shoots edible raw. |
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| Clumper |
| Ochlandra | A group of shrubby gregarious reed-like bamboos, native to southern India and Sri Lanka, with persistent culm-sheaths. |
Ochlandra
stridula |
REED BAMBOO |
18.00 |
0.80 |
U |
5 |
Native to Sri Lanka, where it is used extensively for basketry and for paper pulp. Good for craft work. May be misidentified Semiarundinaria species. |
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| Runner |
| Otatea | Genus of American clumping bamboos with 3 known species. From central Mexico to Central America. |
Otatea
acuminata 'Michoacan' |
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15.00 |
1.00 |
28 |
5 |
Coarser, with burgundy culm tips, darker culms, more persistant culms sheath and a stiffer look to the leaves.
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| Clumper |
Otatea
acuminata ssp. Acuminata |
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15.00 |
0.70 |
28 |
5 |
Smaller and more delicate looking then aztecorum, it comes from the hot, humid lowlands of eastern Mexico. |
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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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| Clumper |
Otatea
acuminata ssp. aztecorum 'Dwarf' |
DWARF MEXICAN WEEPING |
4.00 |
0.70 |
22 |
4 |
A dwarf form of the above. Looks like a basketball. |
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| Clumper |
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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| Clumper |
| Phyllostachys | Medium to giant runners which have a distinct groove above pairs of unequal branches at mid-culm nodes. They shoot in spring. |
Phyllostachys
angusta |
STONE BAMBOO |
22.00 |
1.30 |
-2 |
5 |
Called Stone Bamboo because of the hard texture of its culms which in China are used to make fine bamboo furniture. |
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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
nigra 'Othello' |
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20.00 |
2.00 |
5 |
5 |
Culms very black, tightly packed together in clumps, turn early from green to black. |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
nigra 'Punctata' |
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60.00 |
4.00 |
5 |
5 |
A large form. Culms are spotted in the first year, purplish in the second, and black the third. |
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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
rubromarginata |
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55.00 |
2.80 |
-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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
| 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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
Pleioblastus
chino 'Angustifolia' |
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10.00 |
0.80 |
10 |
3 |
Distinguished from the species by very narrow leaves, 1/4” x 5”. |
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| Runner |
Pleioblastus
chino 'Kimmei' |
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10.00 |
0.80 |
10 |
3 |
Leaves and culms have yellow stripes. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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Sources |
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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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Sources |
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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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Sources |
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| Runner |
Pleioblastus
humilis |
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7.00 |
0.30 |
0 |
3 |
An attractive dwarf with dark green leaves. An aggressive runner good for erosion control. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Pleioblastus
kongosanensis |
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6.00 |
0.40 |
5 |
4 |
Dark green leaves. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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
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 '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
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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| Sasa | Running species, dwarf or up to 6 feet tall, with at most one branch per node. The leaves are usually large. |
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
nagimontana |
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2.00 |
0.20 |
-5 |
2 |
Large dark green leaves. From Mt. Nagi in Japan. Hairy culm sheathes. |
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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
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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| Schizostachyum | Giant to shrub-like tropical, clumping, nodes are usually un-swollen, culm walls thin. Continuously produce flowers without dying, rarely set seed. |
Schizostachyum
brachycladum |
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45.00 |
4.00 |
35 |
5 |
Erect, tight-clumping, drooping tips. Cultivars with coloured culms popular ornamentals in Asia. |
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| Clumper |
| 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
kagamiana |
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30.00 |
1.50 |
-5 |
5 |
Similar to S. fastuosa with longer branches and pubescent leaves & leaf sheaths. |
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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
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
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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| Sinobambusa | Running bamboos similar to Semiarundinaria except that the culm leaves promptly fall off. |
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
tessellatus |
BERGBAMBOES |
16.00 |
0.80 |
0 |
4 |
Bergbamboes' of S. Africa. Clumps tight to loose, sun-tolerant, leaves randomly arranged, leaf sheaths persistent. |
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| Clumper |
| Thyrsostachys | A genus of moderate size, tropical clumping bamboos with rather small leaves and persistent culm sheaths. |
Thyrsostachys
oliveri |
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40.00 |
3.00 |
25 |
5 |
Similar to T. siamensis, possibly larger. The plant at Quail Gardens has grown very rapidly.
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Thyrsostachys
siamensis |
MONASTERY BAMBOO |
40.00 |
3.00 |
25 |
5 |
One of the most graceful bamboos known. Culm walls very thick, almost solid. Sheath persistent. In monasteries in Thailand. |
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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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| Open Clumper |
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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| Open Clumper |
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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| Open Clumper |