Friendly name: Chino Variegated

Pleioblastus chino
vaginatus variegatus

Maximum Height: 6'
Maximum Diameter: 0 1/2"
Minimum Temperature: -3° 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.

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Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus (Zone 7)

Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus

Pleioblastus chino vaginatus variegatus...

First year
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Second year
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Third year
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Fourth year
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Fifth year
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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

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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Friendly name: Chino Variegated

Pleioblastus chinovaginatus variegatus

Maximum Height: 6' Maximum Diameter: 0 1/2" Minimum Temperature: -3° F Does best in 1/2 day sun. Spreading: Moderate