A member of the Poaceae kinsfolk and aboriginal to Asia , bamboo is a elephantine Gunter Wilhelm Grass with delicate , weeping leaves . This plant life is distinctive for its notched or node stalk from which leaf - tolerate branches grow . Most bamboo plants circulate by underground rhizomes . Other industrial plant divvy up characteristic of bamboo , ranging from the weepy foliage to the notch - looking stems , but they are not related . Some bamboo varieties , include Teastick Bamboo , may be used as hardwood for furnishing and floor .

Bamboo Palm

Also known as the Reed Palm , the Bamboo Palm ( Chamaedorea seifritzii ) may be misidentify for bamboo because of its snowy - denudate stems that resemble the notched bamboo stem . Unlike bamboo , this industrial plant has small feather - like ribbon leaves that originate from a central stem . The leaf stems may be weepy like bamboo .

The Bamboo Palm is hardy in strong to soft climates , and can grow to 10 feet . The plant can not tolerate temperature below 28 degrees Fahrenheit . The Bamboo Palm choose fond to full tad and necessitate even water system .

Giant Reed

Giant Reed ( Arundo donax ) , also known as Spanish Cane , may be mistaken for bamboo because of its touchy , oblong , point leaves . However , this industrial plant has a woody shank , rather than the notched greenish base of bamboo . A member of the Grass family , Giant Reed is related to bamboo . This plant spreads by stem nodes and may become invasive . Often planted as a windbreak , privacy or erosion control , Giant Reed is conceive to be aboriginal to Asia and is used to make some jazz instruments .

This bamboo relative is a perennial that grows in most zones , except the coldest , and prefers full Sunday and sizeable pee .

Heavenly Bamboo

Heavenly Bamboo ( Nandina domestica ) , also known as Sacred Bamboo , can be mistaken for bamboo due to its oblong , sharpen leaves and cane - similar stems . However , unlike bamboo , the leaf is regal - red when new and may be fire cherry-red in wintertime . A penis of the Barberry syndicate , this plant also grow white flowers and has green berries that age to redness .

Heavenly Bamboo will lose its leaf in climates where temperature drop below 10 degrees Fahrenheit , and will sustain frost harm below 5 degrees Fahrenheit . This plant thrive in full sun with moderate water .

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