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| feet meters |
max diam inch cm |
min temp °F °C |
shade sun 5=full sun |
Comments - Description | Sources | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THAMNOCALAMUS | Clumping bamboos from the mountains of eastern Asia and Africa, similar to Fargesia. | ||||||||||
| T. crassinodus |
18 | 0.8 | From Nepal and Tibet. Culm nodes swollen, branching very strong, some clones with small leaves. No auricles. | A1 A6 B7 C6 D4 E4 F1 F4 F5 F8 G2 H8 I2 J3 K7 L3 N3 N5 N5 P4 Q4 | |||||||
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| T. crassinodus 'Aristatus hort. US' |
12 | 0.5 | 10 | 3 | US Plants grown as T. aristatus seem to be cultivars of T. crassinodus. T. aristatus is a synonym of T. spathiflorus. | A1 A6 B7 C6 D4 E4 F4 F5 H8 J3 M5 N3 O7 O9 P4 Q2 | |||||
| 4 | 1.3 | -12 | |||||||||
| T. crassinodus 'Mendocino' |
18 | 0.8 | 10 | 3 | Large very droopy blue-green leaves adorn blue culms with darker knobby nodes. Shoots purple. | D4 P4 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | -12 | |||||||||
| T. crassinodus 'Merlyn' |
25 | 1 | 5 | Tallest and hardiest of several clones. | A1 A6 B7 C6 D4 E4 F4 F5 G2 H8 N3 O7 P4 | ||||||
| 8 | 2.5 | -15 | |||||||||
| T. nepalensis 'Nyalam' |
8 | 0.5 | 5 | From Tibet. Short, upright and hardy. No oral setae. | B7 | ||||||
| 2 | 1.3 | -15 | |||||||||
| T. spathiflorus |
16 | 0.8 | 15 | 3 | From the E Himalayas. Culms become very red. Foliage leaves with prominent oral setae. Less hardy. | B7 C6 D4 E4 G2 H8 J2 N3 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | -9 | |||||||||
| T. tessellatus BERGBAMBOES |
16 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | Bergbamboes' of S. Africa. Clumps tight to loose, sun-tolerant, leaves randomly arranged, leaf sheaths persistent. | A6 B2 B7 C2 C6 D4 D7 E4 E6 F2 F4 F8 G1 G2 G9 H8 L3 L4 M5 M8 N3 O7 O9 P4 Q1 Q2 Q4 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | -18 | |||||||||
| feet meters |
max diam inch cm |
min temp °F °C |
shade sun 5=full sun |
Comments - Description | Sources | ||||||
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| THYRSOSTACHYS | A genus of moderate size, tropical clumping bamboos with rather small leaves and persistent culm sheaths. | ||||||||||
| T. oliveri |
40 | 3 | 25 | 5 | Similar to T. siamensis, possibly larger. The plant at Quail Gardens has grown very rapidly. | L9 M5 P6 | |||||
| 12 | 7.6 | -4 | |||||||||
| T. siamensis MONASTERY BAMBOO |
40 | 3 | 25 | 5 | One of the most graceful bamboos known. Culm walls very thick, almost solid. Sheath persistent. In monasteries in Thailand. | A2 B6 B8 C6 C9 D1 D3 F3 G7 H5 K4 L9 M4 M5 M6 M7 N3 P6 Q3 | |||||
| 12 | 7.6 | -4 | |||||||||
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