Friendly name: Chino - variegated

Pleioblastus chino
vaginatus variegatus

Maximum Height: 6'
Maximum Diameter: 0 1/2"
Minimum Temperature: 10° F
Does best in 1/2 day sun.
Spreading: Moderate

Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus

A typical chino bamboo with smaller, more narrow, white striped leaves which are hairless on both surfaces. A very attractive ornamental. The rhizomes run deep in the ground.

Name	Botanical	Alternate	Meaning
Pronunciation Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus
Botanical Latin is essentially a written language .... How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned... W.T. Stearn an authority on Botanical Latin
Pleioblastus	plee-o-blast-us		From the Greek pleio - many and blastos meaning germ, bud or sprout
chino	kin-OH	chin-OH
vaginatus variegatus	vaj-in-AH-tus var-eye-got-us		vaginatus - With a sheath variegatus - Varigated

Year	Height	Diam	Low Temp	Winter damage	First shoot
Performance data Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus (Zone 7)
1	5'	0 1/4"	8°	Medium leaf burn	May 15
2	6.5'	0 1/4"	6°	None	May 20
3	7'	0 1/4"	5°	None	May 23
4	8'	0 1/4"	12°	None
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Uses Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus
Edible shoots	Small	Hedge	Good
House	Too large	Wood quality	Excellent
Container	Good	Crafts	Good
Screen	Excellent	Ornamental	Good
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Prices
Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus
$20	$35	$55	$85
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