Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Semiarundinaria [1704]

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Family: Poaceae

family_ja: イネ

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description_en: Genus of l0-20 species of tall, upright bamboos from deciduous woodland, upland slopes, and ravines in China and Japan. They generally have running rhizomes, but form dense clumps in cool climates. Smooth, cylindrical canes, with short-lived cane-sheaths, some with upper internodes grooved or flattened, produce 3-7 branches at each node, with tessellated, narrowly lance-shaped leaves. Grow in a woodland garden, as a specimen plant, or as an informal hedge.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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propagation_en: Divide, or cut up sections of youngest rhizomes, in spring.

pests_en: Young shoots may be damaged by slugs.

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comment_ja: ナリヒラダケ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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