Arundinaria

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Arundinaria (Bambusa Palmata) - A beautiful species, about 5 feet high, conspicuous from the size of its leaves, which are often used by Japanese peasants to wrap up the bit of salt fish or other condiment which they eat with their rice. These are the chief beauty of the plant, each from 1 foot to 13 inches long and 3 inches to 3 1/2 inches broad, tapering rather suddenly to a very fine point; the color a vivid green on the upper surface, glaucous on the lower.

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General Information

Scientific name - Arundinaria
Common name - Switchcane, Giant cane
Planting month - Spring
Habitat - Wet and moist soil, woodland, riverbanks
Uses - Edible, basketry and ornamental

Scientific Classification

Kingdom - Plantae
Division - Magnoliophyta
Class - Liliopsida
Order - Poales
Family - Poaceae / Gramineae
Genus - Arundinaria                            

Description

Height - 10 to 20 Feet
Spread - 1 to 5 Meter
Habit - Grass
Texture -Medium
Density/Rate - High
Leaf - Evergreen,narrow, lanceolate, sharp at apex, present in cluster at the tip of clums
Flower - Panicles composed of flattened spikelets
Fruit - Caryopsis /Furrowed Grain
Seed - Grain fused with pericarp

Cultivation

Light Requirement - Part sun to full sun
Soil Tolerance - Excellent
Drought Tolerance - Moderate
Soil salt Tolerance - Excellent

Arundinaria belongs to graminae.


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Arundinaria Hindsii

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