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| Clumper/Runner |
| Arundinaria | Genus of small to medium size hardy running bamboos, with numerous branches at each node and persistent culm sheaths. New shoots in spring. Native to the US only. All other species should be moved to different genera. |
Arundinaria
gigantea |
RIVER CANE |
20.00 |
1.00 |
-10 |
5 |
Native to the U.S. Once grew from Georgia and Texas to Maryland and Ohio. |
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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
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 |
| 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
apircirubens |
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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| 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' |
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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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| Clumper |
Fargesia
murieliae |
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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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| 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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| Clumper |
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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| Clumper |
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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| 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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| 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 |
| Indocalamus | Small, running bamboos from China with large, broad leaves; similar to Sasa but with non-prominent culm nodes. |
Indocalamus
longiauritus |
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5.00 |
0.30 |
-5 |
4 |
Culms hairy below the nodes; prominent auricles and oral setae. |
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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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 |
| 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
arcana |
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27.00 |
1.30 |
0 |
5 |
Named after its “hidden” characters of distinctive recognition. In China it is used for shoots and split culms are woven into mats. |
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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 '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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| 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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| 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 '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 '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
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
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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| 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 |
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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| 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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| 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 '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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| 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 '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 'Muchisasa' |
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12.00 |
1.00 |
5 |
5 |
The culms turn brownish-black, not dense purplish black. |
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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
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
stimulosa |
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25.00 |
1.50 |
-5 |
5 |
Prominent nodes. Native to Zhejiang Province, China. |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
viridiglaucescens |
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35.00 |
2.00 |
-5 |
5 |
The culms grow very straight and the wood is of excellent quality. |
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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 |
| Pleioblastus | Genus of small and medium size running bamboos with persistent culm leaves. Most are native to Japan, were formerly classified in Arundinaria. |
Pleioblastus
argenteostriatus |
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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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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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| 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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| 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
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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| 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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| Runner |
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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| 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
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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| 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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| Runner |
| Pseudosasa | Small to medium size running bamboos which usually have only one branch at a node. |
Pseudosasa
japonica |
Arrow Bamboo |
18.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
3 |
Erect culms with large broad leaves, up to a foot long by 1.5 inches wide. Less invasive than most other runners. It does well in tubs and pots. The culms were used in ancient japan to make arrows. |
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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
| 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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
Sasa
senanensis |
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7.00 |
0.50 |
-2 |
2 |
Similar to S. palmata, but leaves hairy below. |
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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
| Sasaella | Similar to Sasa except that culms are more erect, leaves are smaller and the oral setae have bristles only near the base. |
Sasaella
masamuneana 'Albostriata' |
FUIRI-SHIIYAZASA |
6.00 |
0.30 |
5 |
3 |
An attractive variegated bamboo with thick leaves striped in white or cream. |
Sasaella glabra 'Albostriata' |
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| Runner |
| 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 '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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| Runner |
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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| Runner |
| 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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