How to tend a Sasa palmata

Also known as: Arundinaria palmata (Burb.) Bean, Arundinaria paniculata f. nebulosa Makino, Bambusa ontakensis (Franch. & Sav.) Makino, Bambusa palmata hort., Bambusa palmata f. nebulosa (Makino) Makino, Bambusa senanensis var. ontakensis Franch. & Sav., Sasa amplissima Koidz., Sasa austrokurilensis Koidz., Sasa basihirsuta Koidz., Sasa brachyphylla Nakai, Sasa cernua f. nebulosa (Makino) Tatew., Sasa cernua var. nebulosa (Makino) Koidz., Sasa chimakisasa Koidz., Sasa chimakisasa var. yosaensis Koidz., Sasa chokaiensis Makino ex Koidz., Sasa consentanea Koidz., Sasa dewaensis Koidz., Sasa effusa Koidz., Sasa epitrichoides Koidz., Sasa gracillima f. linearifolia (Koidz.) Sad.Suzuki, Sasa granditectoria Koidz., Sasa inequilateralis Koidz., Sasa inequilateralis var. villosa Koidz., Sasa koshinaiana Koidz., Sasa kurilensis var. nebulosa (Makino) Makino, Sasa latitectoria Koidz., Sasa linearifolia Koidz., Sasa lingulata Koidz., Sasa macrophylla Koidz., Sasa maruyamana Koidz., Sasa muratana Koidz., Sasa nakasiretokensis Koidz., Sasa nebulosa (Makino) Koidz., Sasa niijimai Tatew. ex Nakai, Sasa ontakensis (Franch. & Sav.) Koidz., Sasa palmata f. linearifolia (Koidz.) Sad.Suzuki, Sasa palmata f. nebulosa (Makino) Sad.Suzuki, Sasa palmata f. yoshikawana (Koidz.) Sad.Suzuki, Sasa palmata subsp. nebulosa (Makino) Muroi, Sasa palmata var. nebulosa (Makino) D.C.McClint., Sasa palmata var. niijimae (Nakai) Sad.Suzuki, Sasa palmata var. yosaensis (Koidz.) Sad.Suzuki, Sasa paludosa Koidz., Sasa paniculata f. nebulosa (Makino) Makino & Shibata, Sasa paniculata var. nebulosa (Makino) P.Vilm., Sasa paniculata var. ontakensis (Franch. & Sav.) E.G.Camus, Sasa pseudobrachyphylla Nakai, Sasa quelpaertensis Nakai, Sasa sattosasa Koidz., Sasa senanensis f. nebulosa (Makino) Rehder, Sasa senanensis var. nebulosa (Makino) Rehder, Sasa senanensis var. ontakensis (Franch. & Sav.) Nakai, Sasa shikotanensis Nakai, Sasa shikotanensis var. pseudobrachyphylla (Nakai) Koidz., Sasa shimabarensis Koidz., Sasa smectica Kioidz., Sasa soyensis Nakai, Sasa stereophylla Koidz., Sasa suprapilosa Koidz., Sasa tectoria Makino ex Koidz., Sasa veitchii var. basihirsuta (Koidz.) Sad.Suzuki, Sasa yagiana Koidz., Sasa yosaensis Koidz. & Araki, Sasa yoshikawana Koidz., Sasa palmata var. palmata , Sasa palmata f. palmata , Sasa palmata var. niijimai (Tatew. ex Nakai) S.Suzuki, Sasa palmata f. kurokawana (Makino) S.Suzuki, Sasa palmata f. yosaensis (Koidz.) S.Suzuki, Sasa palmata f. niijimai (Tatew. ex Nakai) S.Suzuki, Sasa koshinaiana var. lasionodosa Koidz., Sasa nebulosa (Makino) Ohwi, Sasa palmata var. hiijimae Sad.Suzuki, Sasa tectorius var. inequilateralis (Koidz.) Muroi, Pseudosasa kurilensis var. nebulosa (Makino) Makino, Bambusa palmata Burb., Arundinaria palmata f. nebulosa Makino, Arundinaria paniculata f. chimakisasa Nakai, Bambusa paniculata f. nebulosa J.Houz.

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, slightly resistant to half shade

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove dead, rotten, diseased leaves and the parts that may affect the good appearance

About this plant

Origin
Japan
Category
Gramineae, Sasa
Size
Diameter ≥ 15 cm, height ≥ 30 cm
Blooming period
Sprouting period April-May
Flower colors
Leaf color yellow green, green
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