Botanical Name: Pleioblastus pygmaea (Sasa pygmaea)
Common Name: Dwarf bamboo
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial

Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape low, spreading bamboo which forms a very dense, low thicket which can spread aggressively; plant in confined area
Height to 3'
Spread to 3'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil tolerates most any soil (including alkaline)
Hardiness hardy (Zones 2-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves monocot blades to 4" long, 1/2" wide; usually light green and occurring toward ends of slender stems; spreads by aggressive rhizomes
Flowers resembles grass flowers; generally not attractive; blooms weaken plant and it normally dies after flowering
Fruit grain enclosed in papery sheath
 
Propagation:
division of clumps
 
Usage:
thick groundcover used in oriental landscapes, in containers for erosion control, in contained areas where a very thick groundcover is needed works well in several landscape styles
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes regular water when first planted; becoming more drought tolerant when established
Fertilizing slow release fertilizer at planting time
Pruning mow back to ground to keep attractive
Pests/Diseases some scale and mealybug; seldom problematic
Special Conditions/Other control spreading with plastic barriers or digging
 
Origin: Japan
Family: Poaceae

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