Poaceae FAMILY

Sasa veitchii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sasa veitchii is an evergreen bamboo that can grow 50 - 120cm tall; the erect, woody culms are around 10mm in diameter with thin-walled internodes[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. The rhizomes are elongated, the plant having a running habit that can produce new canes some distance from the main clump. It quickly forms an open thicket of slender, erect culms topped by a loose canopy of large, spreading leaves[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ] The plant is grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a ground cover and a hedge. The plant has a running rootstock, it can be very invasive but is fairly easy to control by means such as mowing.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, Japan.

HabitatWoodlands and damp hollows[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].