Kuma Bamboo Grass Sasa veitchii
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- SAH-sah veet-CHEE-eye
- Description
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Nagasa bamboo is a spreading bamboo that forms clumps of slender canes. Its leaf margins become light cream color in late fall while the leaf center remains dark green, making this a unique addition to your garden. It can be displayed as a shrubby type plant or as a groundcover. Cutting the plants to the ground after its spring flush will give you a beautiful groundcover. For a taller plant, cut to the ground in the spring before its new growth begins.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Its root system can lead to this plant becoming quite aggressive in the garden.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Nana'
- 'Nana'
- 'Nana'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Nana'
- 'Nana'
- 'Nana'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Sasa
- Species:
- veitchii
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Root Cutting
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Sakhalin to Japan
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 13 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Clumping
- Erect
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12-24 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Caryopsis
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Green
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Grown for foliage
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Rock Wall
- Slope/Bank
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Design Feature:
- Barrier
- Border
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Screen/Privacy
- Specimen
- Problems:
- Weedy
