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Dwarf Bamboo for ID

Kumar

By Kumar
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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I found this very beautiful drawf bamboo at a friend's home in Bombay. I removed a clump of it from his lawn (very shallow roots), cut off the growth above 2 feet, packaged it appropriately for airport security and brought it to Calcutta where I planted it in a very flood-prone part of my garden. Within 9 days it has developed new buds. Does anyone know what species it is ? The foliage is very dark green and the adult plants are seldom taller than 4 feet.

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Itty bitty bamboo? :blink:

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Kumar Veteran

Kumar

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Itty bitty bamboo? :blink:

Are you making fun of my bamboo? :angry:

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

John Case Grand Master

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Without seeing the mother plant, it is tough to determine what you have....Based on your story, I would guess it is a Pleioblastus sp.,...any chance of a photo of a photo of mama?

John Case

Brentwood CA

Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

"Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

Kumar Veteran

Kumar

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Without seeing the mother plant, it is tough to determine what you have....Based on your story, I would guess it is a Pleioblastus sp.,...any chance of a photo of a photo of mama?

John, I salute your powers of deduction - It is indeed a Pleioblastus, - Pleioblastus variegatus to be exact.

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

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Kumar Veteran

Kumar

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This is the same transplanted clump after three weeks (of which two were in perpetually waterlogged soil and cloudy skies). Some of the bamboo poles have produced nice new growth in a manner I thought was not possible, while two others are presumably dead. The variegation is distinct.

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

John Case Grand Master

John Case

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Kumar,

There are lots of variegated bamboos. It is difficult to determine for certain but this one looks like a Sinobambusa tootsik 'Albostriata'. It is a running bamobb, although not so aggressive.

Other people may disagree and I am not married to this ID.

John Case

Brentwood CA

Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

"Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

Walter John Grand Master

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Looks like Bambusa Heterostachya Variegated, a clumper

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Kumar Veteran

Kumar

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Kumar,

There are lots of variegated bamboos. It is difficult to determine for certain but this one looks like a Sinobambusa tootsik 'Albostriata'. It is a running bamobb, although not so aggressive.

Other people may disagree and I am not married to this ID.

Thanks, I remember searching on the internet for literature on Pleioblastus - your first suggestion - and that seemed to fit the description quite well.

I have seen the mother grove and it is decidedly not aggresive at all.

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Kumar

Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

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