
Leaves are highly variegated with white stripes; some are totally white. On average 25% of the leaf is green.
| Performance Pleioblastus chino Murakamianus (Zone 7) |
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| Pronunciation Pleioblastus chino Murakamianus |
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Botanical Latin is essentially a written language ....
How they are pronounced really matters little provided they sound pleasant and are understood by all concerned... |
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| Name | Botanical | Alternate | Meaning |
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| Pleioblastus | plee-o-blast-us | From the Greek pleio - many and blastos meaning germ, bud or sprout | |
| chino | kin-OH | chin-OH | |
| murakamianus | mu-ra-KAM-eye-an-us | ||
| Uses Pleioblastus chino Murakamianus |
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| Edible shoots | Too small | Hedge | Good |
| House | Too large | Wood quality | Excellent |
| Container | Poor | Crafts | Poor |
| Screen | Excellent | Ornamental | Good |