A typical chino bamboo with smaller, more narrow, white striped leaves which are hairless on both surfaces. A very attractive ornamental. The rhizomes run deep in the ground.
Performance Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus (Zone 7) |
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Pronunciation Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus |
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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 | |
vaginatus variegatus | vaj-in-AH-tus var-eye-got-us | vaginatus - With a sheath variegatus - Varigated |
Uses Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus |
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Edible shoots | Small | Hedge | Good |
House | Too large | Wood quality | Excellent |
Container | Good | Crafts | Good |
Screen | Excellent | Ornamental | Good |