Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Poaceae

Genus:

Phyllostachys

Species:

Phyllostachys edulis

USDA Symbol:

PHHE20

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Height:

2800 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

apr,may

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds, small mammals

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts vigorously from rhizomes after fire or cutting; underground rhizome network typically survives moderate fire.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Moso bamboo rarely flowers (gregarious flowering cycle of 60-120 years); propagation is almost exclusively vegetative via rhizome division.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI