- P. chino vaginatus variegatus
- P. distichus - Dwarf fernleaf
- P. hindsii
- P. pygmaeus - Pygmy bamboo
- P. shibuyanus 'Tsuboi'
- P. variegatus - Dwarf whitestripe bamboo
Small to medium size, running bamboos mostly from Japan.
Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus |
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map # | 36 |
| origin | Japan | |
| max height | 2m (6') | |
| max dia. | 1.25cm (.5") |
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| min temp. | -12C (10F) | |
| shade-sun (1-5) |
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| Planted 5/95. Approximately 6 feet tall when this picture was taken (11/02). This bamboo has small, narrow, hairless, white-striped leaves. | ||
Pleioblastus distichus - Dwarf fernleaf |
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map# | 9 |
| origin | Japan | |
| max height | 0.6m (2') | |
| max dia. | 0.6cm (.25") |
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| min temp. | -12C (10F) | |
| shade-sun (1-5) |
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| Planted 10/90. Approximately 1 foot tall. A ground cover bamboo with leaves about 1 inch long, arranged in even rows. | ||
Pleioblastus hindsii |
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map # | 29 |
| origin | Japan | |
| max height | 5m (15') | |
| max dia. | 2.5cm (1") |
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| min temp. | -18C (0F) | |
| shade-sun (1-5) |
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| Planted 11/90. Approximately 20 feet tall when this picture was taken (11/02). | ||
Pleioblastus pygmaeus - Pygmy bamboo |
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map # | 3 |
| origin | Japan | |
| max height | 0.6m (2') | |
| max dia. | 0.3cm (.13") |
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| min temp. | -12C (10F) | |
| shade-sun (1-5) |
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| Planted 4/90. We periodically trim this plant. It is pictured here at about 4 feet tall (12/02). | ||
Pleioblastus shibuyanus 'Tsuboi' |
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map # | 33 |
| origin | Japan | |
| max height | 2m (7') | |
| max dia. | 0.6cm (.25") |
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| min temp. | -18C (0F) | |
| shade-sun (1-5) |
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| Planted 5/93. The Tsuboi is pictured here in the foreground. The leaves are small and white-striped. At one point this planting was removed for the transplanting, but the removal later proved to be incomplete. Slowly the plant reemerged and reached the height of 5 feet at the time this picture was taken (11/02). | ||
Pleioblastus variegatus - Dwarf whitestripe bamboo |
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map # | 12, 22 |
| origin | Japan | |
| max height | 1.2m (4') | |
| max dia. | 0.5cm (.25") |
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| min temp. | -23C (-10F) | |
| shade-sun (1-5) |
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| Planted 7/91 (#12). Approximately 2.5 feet tall. The leave are green and white striped. Another name for this bamboo is "Pleioblastus fortunei". | ||
Designer: M. Quinol
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