Different Types Of Bamboo Plants
These clever canes can be used in any garden.
Different types of bamboo plants. A few species of running bamboo are golden grove kuma pygmy yellow grove pitt white and golden square. The size of bamboo varies from small annuals to giant timber bamboo. Classic woody caned bamboogrows large canes for timber edible shoots or tall screens. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world.
Shorterphyllostachys usually 20 to 30 feet tall. Growth patterns are the only black and white characteristics of bamboo. Non invasive bamboo 8 to 25 feet tall which. 9 12 this bamboo is native to china and gets its common name from its lumpy.
Dwarf green stripe bamboo. Bamboo plants types although it s a little more complicated than this the two main different types within bamboo speciesare basically. Running bamboo monopodial and clumping bamboo sympodial. 12 types of bamboos 1.
Temperate woody bamboos arundinarieae. It s important that you choose the right type for your garden or landscape project. 10 different types of bamboo 1. Other than these two groups bamboo plants are difficult to classify because they can live almost anywhere and take many forms with many sizes colors and niches in the environment.
Tall phyllostachysover 30 feet tall. Remove lower leaves so you can show off. In general the clumping type of bamboo plant is usually a tropical plant that prefers heat. Pseudosasa japonica is commonly known as japanese arrow bamboo.
A feature plant or a privacy screen bamboo straddles both roles just fine. The name comes from when japanese samurai used the stiff hard canes. In the tribe bambuseae also known as bamboo there are 91 genera and over 1 000 species. This group of plants will add grandeur to your garden.
Chinese mountain umbrella bamboo. Better homes and gardens 3. Bamboo evolved only 30 to 40 million years ago after the demise of the dinosaurs. Grow in tight clusters creating dense and decorative screens.
Two genera of this group are discussed below in the section on cold hardy bamboo namely fargesia and phyllostachys herbaceous bamboos olyreae geographically bamboos are most closely associated with the orient sub saharan africa and central and south america. 10 different types of bamboo for yards gardens decks and indoors. What are the different types of bamboo plants.