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Phyllostachys
Tortoise Shell Bamboo (
Phyllostachys edulis
'Heterocycla')
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Water Preferences:
Mesic
Pollinators:
Wind
Common names
Tortoise Shell Bamboo
Botanical names
Accepted:
Phyllostachys edulis
Synonym:
Phyllostachys heterocycla
Synonym:
Phyllostachys pubescens var. heterocycla
Comments:
Posted by
greene
(Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) - Zone 8b) on Jan 5, 2014 9:16 AM concerning plant:
Also called 'Kikko-Chiku' which means 'tortoise-shell' in Japanese.
Some sources say it is an unstable sport; not a true cultivar.
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