A medium-sized bamboo native to Japan. Its leaves are green with thin white stripes of varying lengths.
Performance Pleioblastus chino Elegantissimus (Zone 7) |
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Pronunciation Pleioblastus chino Elegantissimus |
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Botanical Latin is essentially a written language ....
How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned... |
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Name | Botanical | Alternate | Meaning |
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Pleioblastus | plee-o-blast-us | From the Greek pleio - many and blastos meaning germ, bud or sprout | |
chino | kin-OH | chin-OH | |
elegantissimus | el-ee-gan-TISS-ee-mus | Most elegant |
Uses Pleioblastus chino Elegantissimus |
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Edible shoots | Too small | Hedge | Good |
House | 4 hours min. sun | Wood quality | Too small |
Container | Good | Crafts | Good |
Screen | Too short | Ornamental | Excellent |