Leaves are highly variegated with white stripes; some are totally white. On average 25% of the leaf is green.
Performance Pleioblastus chino Murakamianus (Zone 7) |
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Pronunciation Pleioblastus chino Murakamianus |
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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 | |
murakamianus | mu-ra-KAM-eye-an-us |
Uses Pleioblastus chino Murakamianus |
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Edible shoots | Too small | Hedge | Good |
House | Too large | Wood quality | Excellent |
Container | Poor | Crafts | Poor |
Screen | Excellent | Ornamental | Good |