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Pleioblastus fortunei is a species of bamboo in the family Poaceae. It is native to central and southern Japan, and has been introduced to southeast China, the North and South Islands of New Zealand, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia in the United States, Columbia, and southeast Brazil. It is hardy to −10 °F (−23 °C); USDA Hardiness zone 6a. It is an invasive species, escaping from cultivation and difficult to control, even surviving mowing. As its synonym Pleioblastus variegatus, dwarf white-striped bamboo, a variegated morph, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Pleioblastus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-10
- Mature Height
- 0.61 m to 1.22 m
- Mature Spread
- 0.91 m to 1.22 m
- Leaf Color
- Variegated, Green, White, Brown
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen, Deciduous
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall
- Native Area
- Japan
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Dwarf white-stripe bamboo en Pygmy bamboo en Dwarf fern-leaf bamboo en Pigmy bamboo en Dwarf bamboo
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