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Pleioblastus fortunei
Dwarf white-stripe bamboo · Pygmy bamboo · Dwarf fern-leaf bamboo · Pigmy bamboo · Dwarf bamboo
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: partial_sun
Temperature
5–35 °C
Soil pH
5–6
Hardiness
Zone 4–10
Click count
51
Observations
25
Description
Source: leafsnapPleioblastus fortunei is a species of bamboo in the family Poaceae. It is native to central and southern Japan, and has been introduced to southeast China, the North and South Islands of New Zealand, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia in the United States, Columbia, and southeast Brazil. It is hardy to −10 °F (−23 °C); USDA Hardiness zone 6a. It is an invasive species, escaping from cultivation and difficult to control, even surviving mowing. As its synonym Pleioblastus variegatus, dwarf white-striped bamboo, a variegated morph, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 5–35°C
Ideal temperature: 5–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-6
Soil pH: 5-6
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Pleioblastus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-10
- Mature Height
- 0.61 m to 1.22 m
- Mature Spread
- 0.91 m to 1.22 m
- Leaf Color
- Variegated, Green, White, Brown
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen, Deciduous
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall
- Native Area
- Japan
Tags (6)
Common Names (5)
en Dwarf white-stripe bamboo
en Pygmy bamboo
en Dwarf fern-leaf bamboo
en Pigmy bamboo
en Dwarf bamboo