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| Genus species |
Common Name |
Max Ht
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Sun
5=full
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Description |
Synonym |
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| Clumper/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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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| Runner |
Indocalamus
victorialis |
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5.00 |
0.20 |
0 |
3 |
A new introduction from China. |
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Sources |
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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
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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Sources |
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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 |
Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
glauca 'Notso' |
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34.00 |
2.00 |
-2 |
5 |
Similar to the species, except young culms do not have the blue glaucous color. May take lower temperatures. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
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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Sources |
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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' |
Sources |
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| Runner |
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' |
Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
hispida |
Hairy shell bamboo |
11.00 |
1.50 |
U |
U |
Short culms, with densely packed hairs like P. edulis (Moso). |
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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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 |
Sources |
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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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Sources |
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| Runner |
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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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| Runner |
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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Sources |
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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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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
varioauriculata |
Black bamboo |
13.00 |
1.00 |
U |
U |
New introduction |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Phyllostachys
virella |
Green skin bamboo |
30.00 |
2.00 |
U |
U |
New introduction |
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Sources |
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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
chino |
|
10.00 |
0.80 |
5 |
4 |
A medium size bamboo native to Japan. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Pleioblastus
distichus 'Mini' |
|
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
oleosus |
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16.00 |
1.30 |
0 |
5 |
Similar to Brachystachyum densiflorum var. villosum but with culm leaf sheath margins greenish ciliate. |
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Sources |
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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
megalophylla |
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6.00 |
0.30 |
5 |
2 |
Leaves up to 10" long. Native to most of Japan, Sakhalin, and the Kuriles. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
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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Sources |
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| Runner |
Sasa
oshidensis |
|
6.00 |
0.30 |
-2 |
3 |
A vigorous growing dwarf bamboo that tolerates both cold and heat. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Sasa
palmata |
|
7.00 |
0.50 |
5 |
2 |
The thick, leathery leaves are up to 15 inches long by 21/2 inches wide. It does well in pots, looks best when grown in the shade. Grows taller in cool climates. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Sasa
tsuboiana |
|
6.00 |
0.30 |
5 |
2 |
A Japanese bamboo with large, dark green, attractive leaves. |
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Sources |
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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
bitchuensis |
|
6.00 |
0.40 |
5 |
2 |
Native to the eastern side of Honshu, Japan; it has densely hairy culm leaf sheaths. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Sasaella
hidaensis 'muraii' |
|
6.00 |
0.30 |
0 |
3 |
Japanese bamboo with hairy sheaths on culm and foliage leaves. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
Sasaella
masamuneana |
|
6.00 |
0.30 |
3 |
3 |
Typical form with plain green leaves. Also called S. rhyncantha or S. m. rhyncantha |
Sasaella masamuneana rhyncantha |
Sources |
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| Runner |
Sasaella
masamuneana 'Albostriata' |
FUIRI-SHIIYAZASA |
6.00 |
0.30 |
5 |
3 |
An attractive variegated bamboo with thick leaves striped in white or cream. |
Sasaella glabra 'Albostriata' |
Sources |
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| Runner |
Sasaella
masamuneana 'Aureostriata' |
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6.00 |
0.25 |
5 |
3 |
It starts out with totally green leaves and over the course of the summer it begins to develop intense golden stripes |
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Sources |
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| Runner |
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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Sources |
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| Runner |
| Sasamorpha | A genus of large-leafed running bamboos similar to Sasa. |
Sasamorpha
borealis |
|
6.00 |
0.30 |
-5 |
2 |
Native to Hokkaido, Japan, it is hardier than most other Japanese bamboos. |
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Sources |
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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
okuboi |
BIRODONA |
25.00 |
1.50 |
5 |
5 |
The leaves are distinctive in being wider for their length than leaves of other bamboos. |
Semiarundinaria villosa |
Sources |
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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
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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Sources |
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| Runner |
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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Sources |
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| Runner |
Shibataea
lancifolia |
|
7.00 |
0.30 |
0 |
3 |
The leaves are longer and narrower than on others of the genus. |
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Sources |
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| Runner |