How to tend a Bambusa vulgaris

Also known as: Arundarbor blancoi (Steud.) Kuntze, Arundarbor fera (Oken) Kuntze, Arundarbor mitis (Lour.) Kuntze, Arundarbor monogyna (Blanco) Kuntze, Arundarbor striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Kuntze, Arundo fera Oken, Arundo mitis Lour., Bambos mitis (Lour.) Poir., Bambusa auriculata Kurz, Bambusa blancoi Steud., Bambusa fera (Oken) Miq., Bambusa humilis Rchb. ex Rupr., Bambusa latiflora (Balansa) T.Q.Nguyen, Bambusa madagascariensis Rivière & C.Rivière, Bambusa mitis Blanco, Bambusa monogyna Blanco, Bambusa nguyenii Ohrnb., Bambusa sieberi Griseb., Bambusa striata Lodd. ex Lindl., Bambusa surinamensis Rupr., Bambusa thouarsii (Raspail) Kunth, Bambusa vulgaris f. waminii T.H.Wen, Bambusa vulgaris f. vittata (Rivière & C.Rivière) McClure, Bambusa vulgaris var. aureovariegata Beadle, Bambusa vulgaris var. latifolia Balansa, Bambusa vulgaris var. striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Gamble, Bambusa vulgaris var. vittata Rivière & C.Rivière, Bambusa wamin E.G.Camus, Gigantochloa auriculata (Kurz) Kurz, Leleba vulgaris (Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.) Nakai, Leleba vulgaris var. striata (Lindl.) Nakai, Nastus thouarsii Raspail, Nastus viviparus Raspail, Oxytenanthera auriculata (Kurz) Prain, Phyllostachys mitis (Lour.) Rivière & C.Rivière, Bambusa vulgaris var. vulgaris , Bambusa vulgaris f. vulgaris , Bambusa vulgaris var. latiflora Balansa, Phyllostachys striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Nakai, Bambusa vulgaris f. vittata (Rivière & C.Rivière) T.P.Yi, Bambusa mitis (Lour.) Steud.

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Put in sunny places, slight shade tolerance

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Pruning accordingly for any favorate tree shapes

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Gramineae, Bambusa
Size
Diameter ≥ 15 cm, height ≥ 25 cm
Blooming period
Foliage plants, viewing period year around
Flower colors
Leaf color green
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