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Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens

Bamboo

HomeBambooPhyllostachys viridiglaucescens

Woodland on mountains and plains.

Family: Poaceae
Height: 6 m / 20 ft
Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 0 of 5
Other Uses: 1 of 5

Native Habitat

Greenwax golden bamboo Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens native habitat is Woodland on mountains and plains.

Edible Uses

Young shoots - cooked. Virtually free of acridity even when raw, they are eaten in salads or added to soups etc. The shoots on mature clumps can be 40mm or more in diameter. Another report says the shoots are acrid when raw. The shoots are harvested in the spring when they are about 8cm above the ground, cutting them about 5cm below soil level.

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